Josef Kořenský

Josef Kořenský (July 26 1847 - October 8 1938, both in Sušno near Nové Benátky) was a Czech traveller and writer.

Kořenský was son of a farmer. Since young age he had interest in paleontology, this had helped him to obtain education. Since 1867 he worker as a teacher, later as school director. His passion was to travel: into all countries of Europe, into Siberia and during 1893-94 around the world. He published number of scientific articles, journal stories, collected ethnographic material and native art. Kořenský wrote several travel books; his large work "Světem a přírodou" (1918) was the first of its kind written in modern Czech language.

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* [http://www.libri.cz/databaze/kdo18/search.php?zp=7&name=KO%D8ENSK%DD+JOSEF Biography (in Czech)]