Pavel Eisner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pavel Eisner

Czech linguist, writer and translator (1889-1958)

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1889

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 08-Jul-1958

Profession: writer, poet, translator, journalist, linguist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pavel Eisner (16 January 1889 – 8 July 1958), also known as Paul Eisner and under the pseudonym Vincy Schwarze, was Czech-German linguist and translator and the author of many studies about Czech language.
He is considered one of the most important Czech translators of all time and was said to be proficient in 12 languages - English, French, Icelandic, Italian, Hungarian, German, Norwegian, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Tibetan.
He produced some of the earliest Czech language translations of Franz Kafka's work.