Miloslav Topinka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Miloslav Topinka

Czech poet, essayist and translator

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1945

Place of Birth: Nová Včelnice, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Profession: poet, translator

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Miloslav Topinka (July 4, 1945, Nový Etynk near Jindrichuv Hradec) is a Czech poet. He graduated from psychology at the Charles University.
In 1968 he took part in the student Expedition Lambaréné as the expedition's psychologist.
In 1969 he became an editor of a monthly revue called Sešity.
After it was banned, he worked as a psychologist and a clerk; he spent the years 1980–1987 in Casablanca.
After his return to Czechoslovakia he worked among other professions as a translator and editor of authors such as Rimbaud, Gilbert-Lecomte, Vera Linhartová, Kolár, Petr Kabeš etc.
Miloslav Topinka lives in Prague.