Vladimír Šťastný, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vladimír Šťastný

Czech poet

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1841

Place of Birth: Rudíkov, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 20-Aug-1910

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Vladimír Štastný (17 March 1841 Rudíkov, Czechoslovakia – 20 August 1910 Obrany, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech priest and poet.
He is also known under the pseudonym Josef Ruda.
After studying theology, he was chaplain in Židlochovice and a prefect at the Brno bishop seminary.
After that he taught at Gymnázium Brno, a grammar school in Brno.
He was the founder of the magazine Obzor (Horizon) and the chief executive of the Literature association of the heritage of Saint Cyril and Metodej.