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Biographical prolegomena

The early years of Egyptologist Jaroslav Černý

Author(s): Hana Navrátilová
Subject(s): History
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: History of science; 20th century; historiography; Egyptology; social history; Jaroslav Černý; Czechoslovakia; elites; invisible college

Summary/Abstract: Early life, education and social contacts of the Czech-born Egyptologist Jaroslav Černý are presented here in the context of his family relations influenced by the aspirations of his family and his own ability to build and develop social capital in his field of study and outside, which evolved in time into an invisible college.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 3-26
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Czech