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Czech linguist and Slovakist (1895–1983)

Vladimír Šmilauer
Vladimír ŠmilauerVladimír Šmilauer
Born (1895-12-05)5 December 1895Plzeň, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Died 13 October 1983(1983-10-13) (aged 87)Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Occupation(s) linguist, Bohemist and Slovakist

Vladimír Šmilauer (5 December 1895, Plzeň[1] – 13 October 1983, Prague) was a Czech linguist, Bohemist and Slovakist.

Vladimír Šmilauer was born on 5 December 1895. He studied Czech and German at the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University in Prague. From 1921 to 1938 he worked as a high school professor. In 1938 he was appointed professor at Charles University. During the German occupation, he left his job at Charles University and worked at the Slavonic Institute in Prague. After World War II, he returned to the university.

His main research interests were the theory of word formation, syntax, and Czech and Slovak toponymy.

  1. ^ Matriční záznam o narození a křtu (in Czech)