Ladislav Quis
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| image = Ladislav Quis Vilimek.jpg
| caption = Ladislav Quis; portrait by Jan Vilímek (1884)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1846|2|7}}
| birth_place = Čáslav, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1913|9|1|1846|2|7}}
| death_place = Černošice, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
| education = Doctorate in Law, Charles University
| occupation = Writer, poet, lawyer, journalist, translator, critic
}}
Ladislav Quis (7 February 1846 in Čáslav – 1 September 1913 in Černošice) was a Czech writer, poet, lawyer, journalist, translator and critic; associated with the literary group, Ruchovci.
Biography
He was born to the city physician, Ignác Quis, and his wife Veronika, née Matieková. His education began at a grammar school in Prague, then continued at the gymnasium in Tábor, during the time its Director was the well known Czech patriot, {{ill|Václav Křížek (educator)|cs|Václav Křížek|lt=Václav Křížek}}.
At this time, he was already engaged in literary activities; creating a literary association (Slavoj), and a magazine (Lužnice). In 1865, he published his first poems and short stories in Tábor (a local magazine that was published until 1941). After graduating, he returned to Prague to study law, and received his doctorate in 1874.
In 1872, he began work as an editor at the magazine, Slovan, replacing Karel Sabina, who went into hiding, under suspicion of being a police informant. There, he mainly wrote literary articles and feuilletons. After a relatively short time, he left to join the newspaper, Národních listů. He was eventually forced to give up journalism, due to an eye disease. After 1881, he worked as a lawyer in Čáslav then, in 1884, moved to Přelouč, where he settled and started a practice.
He established a good reputation there, and was involved in many civic projects, including a library (1902) and a new evangelical church, with an impressive tower (1905). In 1901, he was elected an "extraordinary member" of the {{ill|Česká akademie věd a umění|cs}} (Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts).Alena Šlechtová, Josef Levora; Členové České akademie věd a umění 1890–1952, Academia, Prague, 2004 {{ISBN|80-200-1066-1}}
Over the course of his career, he contributed to numerous magazines, including {{ill|Květy|cs|Květy (časopis)}}, Lumír, {{ill|Paleček|cs|Paleček (časopis)}}, and {{ill|Humoristické listy|cs}}. He also provided articles for several almanacs.Bohumil Vavroušek, Arne Novák; Literární atlas československý, Vol.2, Prometheus, Prague, 1938
References
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Further reading
- Jiří Opelík, Lexikon české literatury : osobnosti, díla, instituce, Academia, Prague, 2000 {{ISBN|80-200-0708-3}}
- Josef Tomeš, Český biografický slovník XX. století, Paseka; Petr Meissner, Prague, 1999 {{ISBN|80-7185-247-3}}
- {{Cite book |last=Šlechtová |first=Alena |title=Členové České akademie věd a umění, 1890-1952 |last2=Levora |first2=Josef |date=2004 |publisher=Academia |isbn=978-80-200-1066-7 |edition=Vyd. 2 |location=Praha |oclc=ocm56779940}}
- {{Cite book |last=Kudělka |first=Milan |title=Česká slavistika od počátku 60. let 19. století do roku 1918 |date=1997 |publisher=Historický ústav |isbn=978-80-85268-69-0 |series=Práce Historického ústavu ČAV |location=Praha}}
External links
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- [http://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=ZlataPrahaII/30.1912-1913/52/621.png "Za Ladislavem Quisem" (obituary)] from Zlatá Praha @ Ústav pro českou literaturu
- [https://aleph.nkp.cz/F/?ccl_term=wau=jk01101816+or+wkw=jk01101816&func=find-c&local_base=skc Works relating to Quis] @ the National Library of the Czech Republic
- [https://kramerius5.nkp.cz/search?accessibility=public&sort=alphabetical&authors=Quis,%20Ladislav Works and translations by Quis] @ Kramerius
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