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texts. However, he soon left the business because he found a better job, even if not so closely related to his orientalist background, as he was appointed at the Viennese court and university printing office. Rypka moved to Prague following the establishment of the independent
342:, of which he was one of the earliest members. He contributed to the institute's development, contributing not only as a journalist but as an adviser and patron in its incipient stages. He is even credited with naming the institute's archives, the Archive Oriental. 281:. Rypka stayed in Constantinople for nearly a year and a half. In that ancient city he found ample opportunities to know and understand the Orient close up, an experience he put in the book he wrote about his stay in 325:
government to attend the celebrations of the 1000th anniversary of Ferdous' birth. He ended up spending a full year in Iran, doing academic research. He wrote about his year in Iran in the popular book
33: 504: 294: 509: 355: 273:. There he devoted himself fully to Oriental studies. He also joined the civil service for a short time. In April 1921, he found work as a 253:. He described the book's effect on his life as breathing "mysterious forces there." After completing his schooling he enrolled at the 370:, which was published in 1956. The work won critical acclaim from fellow professionals and was translated into many languages. 447: 232: 359: 479: 248: 339: 489: 484: 403: 499: 494: 254: 113: 8: 310: 217: 197: 159: 53: 367: 363: 362:. During his tenure, he focused the research on Persian poets, notably Labbibi and 351: 258: 205: 128: 389: 314: 278: 270: 473: 451: 57: 261:. Then in 1910 he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic languages. 32: 108: 366:. His biggest achievement was the work on the history of Persian and 306: 302: 274: 213: 209: 146: 141: 424: 176: 318: 277:. That same summer, he was granted a sabbatical leave to travel to 247:
Rypka's father owned a small business. As a child he was given the
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after returning from Constantinople. He began working on Turkish
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After graduation Rypka set up a small business of translating
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Rypka was the driving force behind the establishment of the
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Members of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature
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The memorial plaque on his native house in Kromeriz
301:, analyzing the works of such poets as Sabit and 471: 321:. In the fall of 1934 Rypka was invited by the 288: 419: 417: 415: 413: 411: 16:Czech orientalist, translator and professor 31: 333: 408: 222: 472: 510:Academic staff of Charles University 397: 385: 383: 293:Rypka once again began work at the 13: 14: 521: 380: 175: 231:Jan Rypka was a participant in 440: 233:Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration 1: 393:no. 1, vol. 32 (1948) (Czech) 373: 242: 360:Charles University in Prague 350:In 1939 Rypka was appointed 7: 448:"www.orient.cas.cz (Czech)" 309:, Rypka moved his focus to 208:, translator, professor of 10: 526: 289:Return From Constantinople 174: 169: 165: 155: 134: 124: 119: 107: 102: 98: 90: 82: 64: 39: 30: 23: 345: 204:) was a prominent Czech 334:The Oriental Institute 228: 200:– 29 December 1968 in 427:. Academy of Sciences 295:Ministry of Education 226: 404:www.libri.cz (Czech) 255:University of Vienna 114:University of Vienna 305:. Beginning in the 103:Academic background 480:Czech orientalists 340:Oriental Institute 271:Czechoslovak state 257:. He graduated in 229: 218:Charles University 160:Charles University 183: 182: 517: 464: 463: 461: 459: 454:on 9 August 2020 450:. Archived from 444: 438: 436: 434: 432: 421: 406: 401: 395: 387: 368:Tajik literature 259:Oriental studies 196:(28 May 1886 in 179: 129:Oriental studies 71: 68:29 December 1968 49: 47: 35: 21: 20: 525: 524: 520: 519: 518: 516: 515: 514: 470: 469: 468: 467: 457: 455: 446: 445: 441: 430: 428: 423: 422: 409: 402: 398: 388: 381: 376: 356:Faculty of Arts 348: 336: 328:Iranian Pilgrim 291: 245: 151: 78: 73: 69: 60: 51: 45: 43: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 523: 513: 512: 507: 502: 497: 492: 490:Turkish poetry 487: 482: 466: 465: 439: 407: 396: 378: 377: 375: 372: 347: 344: 335: 332: 311:Persian poetry 290: 287: 279:Constantinople 250:Arabian Nights 244: 241: 181: 180: 172: 171: 167: 166: 163: 162: 157: 153: 152: 150: 149: 144: 138: 136: 135:Sub-discipline 132: 131: 126: 122: 121: 117: 116: 111: 105: 104: 100: 99: 96: 95: 92: 88: 87: 84: 80: 79: 74: 72:(aged 82) 66: 62: 61: 52: 41: 37: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 522: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 477: 475: 453: 449: 443: 426: 420: 418: 416: 414: 412: 405: 400: 394: 392: 386: 384: 379: 371: 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 343: 341: 331: 329: 324: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 286: 284: 280: 276: 272: 267: 262: 260: 256: 252: 251: 240: 238: 234: 225: 221: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 178: 173: 168: 164: 161: 158: 154: 148: 145: 143: 140: 139: 137: 133: 130: 127: 123: 120:Academic work 118: 115: 112: 110: 106: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 67: 63: 59: 55: 42: 38: 34: 29: 22: 19: 485:Iranologists 456:. Retrieved 452:the original 442: 431:10 September 429:. Retrieved 399: 390: 349: 337: 327: 292: 263: 249: 246: 230: 185: 184: 156:Institutions 70:(1968-12-29) 58:Cisleithania 18: 500:1968 deaths 495:1886 births 425:"Jan Rypka" 206:orientalist 91:Citizenship 83:Nationality 50:28 May 1886 474:Categories 458:1 November 374:References 243:Early life 220:, Prague. 125:Discipline 109:Alma mater 46:1886-05-28 275:librarian 239:in 1934. 214:Turkology 210:Iranology 186:Jan Rypka 170:Signature 147:Turkology 142:Iranology 25:Jan Rypka 391:Naše řeč 364:Farrochi 319:Ferdowsi 266:Oriental 198:Kroměříž 54:Kroměříž 437:(Czech) 358:of the 354:of the 323:Iranian 315:Nizami 299:poetry 283:Turkey 237:Tehran 202:Prague 194:Dr.Sc. 76:Prague 346:Works 307:1930s 190:PhDr. 94:Czech 86:Czech 460:2015 433:2013 352:dean 303:Bâkî 212:and 65:Died 40:Born 235:in 216:at 476:: 410:^ 382:^ 330:. 285:. 192:, 188:, 56:, 462:. 435:. 48:) 44:(

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Kroměříž
Cisleithania
Prague
Alma mater
University of Vienna
Oriental studies
Iranology
Turkology
Charles University

PhDr.
Dr.Sc.
Kroměříž
Prague
orientalist
Iranology
Turkology
Charles University

Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration
Tehran
Arabian Nights
University of Vienna
Oriental studies
Oriental
Czechoslovak state
librarian
Constantinople
Turkey

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