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Jiří Gruša

Jiri Grusa

Czech diplomat, poet and writer (1938-2011).

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Occupation

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Dramaturge
Poet
Diplomat
Translator
Children's Writer
Writer
Politician
Literary Critic
Philosopher
Playwright
Ambassador
Editing Staff
Education Minister

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

11/10/1938
10/11/1938

Date of Death

10/28/2011

Place of Birth

Pardubice

Place of Death

Hanover
Bad Oeynhausen

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Country of Citizenship

Germany
Czech Republic
West Germany
Czechoslovakia

Award Received

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Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Grand Officer of the Order of Honour (Lower Austria)
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Litera for Poetry
(2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
Adelbert Von Chamisso Prize (Complimentary Gift)
(1997)
Point in Time
: 1997
Andreas Gryphius Prize
(1996)
Point in Time
: 1996
USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights
(2009)
Point in Time
: 2009
Goethe Medal
(1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
City of Brno Award
(2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
Manès-Sperber-Preis
(2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
Jaroslav Seifert Prize
(2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
Participant in the Resistance and Resistance Against Communism
Egon Hostovský Prize
(1978)
Point in Time
: 1978

Member Of

European Academy of Sciences and Arts
German Academy for Language and Literature

Given Name

Jiří

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

German
Czech

Position Held

President
(2003 - 2009)
Replaces
:
Homero Aridjis
Replaced By
:
John R. Saul
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
International PEN
Start Time
: 2003
End Time
: 2009
Minister of Education, Youth and Sports
(6/3/1997 - 1/2/1998)
Replaces
:
Ivan Pilip
Replaced By
:
Jan Sokol
Start Time
: 6/3/1997
End Time
: 1/2/1998
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Germany
(1990 - 1998)
Start Time
: 1990
End Time
: 1998

Sex or Gender

Male

Child

Martin Gruša

Family Name

Gruša

Described by Source

Obálky Knih
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Records of Persons of Interest

Has Works in the Collection

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Samizdat Collection of Czechoslovak Documentation Centre
Czech Exile Collection at Libri Prohibiti
Czech Samizdat Collection at Libri Prohibiti
Václav Havel Library
Scriptum.cz
Video and Audio Library of the Literary Archive of the Museum of Czech Literature
Jan Hus Educational Foundation Collection
Jiří Gruša Collection at the Moravian Museum
The Documents of Cultural Forum and Counter-Forum Budapest 1985
Exile Collection of Czechoslovak Documentation Centre

Name in Native Language

Jiří Gruša

Educated At

Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague

Native Language

Czech

Place of Burial

Malvazinky Cemetery

Field of Work

Philosophy
Literature
Theatre
Editing
Translation
Literary Criticism
Diplomacy
Politics

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