Kauza Karel Domin. Případová studie k politicky motivovaným změnám ve složení akademické obce v letech 1945–1948
The Case of Karel Domin. A Case Study on Politically Motivated Changes in the Composition of Academic Community, 1945–1948
Author(s): Michal V. Šimůnek, Václav Petříček, Antonín KostlánSubject(s): History, Special Historiographies:
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: university; personnel policy; political interventions; Second World War
Summary/Abstract: This study traces the sequence of interventions into the personnel composition of the academic community in the Czech Lands immediately after the end of WW2 using the prominent example of Karel Domin (1882–1953), former rector of the Charles University and a leading Czech botanist of the first half of the twentieth century. The authors first highlight Domin’s biography, his scientific contribution, and political engagements. Subsequently, they follow based on available official documents from archives the methods and procedures used in this case. This leads to a reconstruction of their temporal sequence, which spans the period between the liberation of Czechoslovakia in May 1945 and Communist takeover in February 1948.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Carolinae Historia Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis
- Issue Year: 59/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 69-88
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Czech