František Sláma (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

František Sláma (politician)

Czech member of Czech council, publisher and writer

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1850

Place of Birth: Chotěboř, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 25-Apr-1917

Profession: judge, writer, lawyer, politician

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Dr.
František Sláma (3 November 1850 in Chotebor – 25 April 1917 in Brno) was a Czech writer, traveller, lawyer and politician.
He is known as the first person who spread the knowledge about Silesia to the Czech lands. He came to Silesia in 1882 when began working as a judge in Cieszyn, the centre of the Duchy of Teschen.
He then decided to travel across the Silesian territory, as he was fascinated by local history and traditions.
His travels are documented in his most known book Vlastenecké putování po Slezsku (Patriotic Journeys through Silesia). He was also a deputy in the Land Assembly of Austrian Silesia in Opava from 1895 to 1901, and in Austrian Parliament from 1891 to 1907.
Sláma was also active in many organizations.



Alternative names	Jan Vilimek
Description	Austrian-Czechoslovak portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1 January 1860	15 April 1938
Location of birth/death	Žamberk	Vienna
Work location	Prague, Vienna
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