Vincenc Lesný
Vincenc Lesný | |
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Born | Komárovice | 3 April 1882
Died | Prague | 9 April 1953
Occupation | Teacher, research scholar |
Nationality | Czech |
Spouse | Milada Krausová-Lesná |
Children | Ivan Lesný |
Vincenc Lesný (3 April 1882,
Iranian Studies
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Early life
The second son of Baltazar Lesný and Victorie (née Sujerlova), Vincenc was born at
Oxford and Bonn in 1909-1910. On completing his studies, he first taught in schools and then in the university.[1][2]
Santiniketan
He was a student of
Santiniketan. He taught German and himself learnt Bengali. He had mastered Sanskrit before going to Santiniketan. Lesný went back after a short time but again returned to Santiniketan in 1928 as a professor.[3]
Later life
At the Charles University in Prague, he became associate professor of Indology in 1924, full professor in 1930 and took over management of the
Faculty of Arts in 1937. Since 1945, he was director of the Oriental Institute at Prague.[4]
His wife, Milada Krausová-Lesná, was a Czech translator from
Works
His book Buddhism: Buddha and Buddhism of the Pali Canon (1921) was an objective view of Buddhism. His Spirit of India presented history and religion in India in a historical context. He translated extensively. His later translations of Tagore were the first directly from Bengali to Czech.[2][6]
References
- ^ a b Ze vzpomínek neurologa prof. MUDr. Ivana Lesného, DrSc., Jemnické listy, leden 2013, s. 29, časopis města Jemnice
- ^ a b Radovan, Zejda (2002). "Vincenc Lesný" (in Czech).
- ^ "Vincenc Lesný (1882-1953)". Great Personalities. Visva Bharati. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Vincenc Lesný" v encyklopedii". Czech. Libri. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Ze vzpomínek neurologa prof. MUDr. Ivana Lesného, DrSc". Czech. 2007.
- ^ "Višvabháratí - duchovní brána do Indie". Czech. 2002.