Pavol Josef Šafárik

Japanese: シャファーリク（英語表記）Pavol Josef Šafárik

1795‐1861
Slovak scholar and poet. In Czech, his name is Pavel Josef Šafařík. A leader of the national movement. Born into a family of evangelical pastors, he studied at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Jena. From 1819, he served as teacher and principal of a gymnasium in Novi Sad, Serbia, and in 1833, he moved to Prague, where he devoted himself to editing academic journals and research. In June 1848, he led the Slavic Congress with Palacký and others. He worked to awaken the Slovak people through a wide range of academic studies, including linguistics, translation, collecting and publishing folk songs, and studying the history and culture of the Slavic people.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1795‐1861
スロバキアの学者，詩人。チェコ語ではシャファジークPavel Josef Šafařík。民族運動の指導者。福音派牧師の家に生まれ，イェーナ大学の神学部に学ぶ。1819年からセルビアのノビ･サドのギムナジウムで教師･校長を務め，33年からプラハに移り，学術雑誌の編集と研究に専念。48年6月パラツキーらとスラブ人会議を主導。言語学，翻訳，民謡の収集･出版，スラブ民族の歴史･文化研究など広範囲にわたる学問研究を通してスロバキア人の民族的覚醒につとめた。

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