Karel Barvitius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karel Barvitius

Czech composer (born 1864)

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1864

Place of Birth: Havlíčkův Brod, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 23-Mar-1937

Profession: composer

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Karel Josef Barvitius (born Karel Brodský on 9 December 1864 Nemecký Brod – 23 March 1937, Prague) was a publisher of books and music. After studies of law he tried a career as a composer.
In 1897 he set up a shop with musical instruments and in 1914 added music and book publishing.
Published works were known for both high quality and low price.
His son Karel Barvitius (1893–1949) continued in his work but in 1949 the publishing house got nationalized and became part of Supraphon company.