Zdeněk Nejedlý
Czech musicologist, historian and politician (1878–1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zdeněk Nejedlý (10 February 1878 – 9 March 1962) was a Czech musicologist, historian, music critic, author, and politician whose ideas dominated the cultural life of what is now the Czech Republic for most of the twentieth century. Although he started out merely reviewing operas in Prague newspapers in 1901, by the interwar period his status had risen, guided primarily by socialist and later Communist political views. This combination of left wing politics and cultural leadership made him a central figure in the early years of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic after 1948, where he became the first Minister of Culture and Education. In this position he was responsible for creating a statewide education curriculum, and was associated with the early 1950s expulsion of university professors.[1]
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Zdeněk Nejedlý | |
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Minister of Culture and Education | |
In office 5 April 1945 – 2 July 1946 | |
Preceded by | Emanuel Moravec |
Succeeded by | Jaroslav Stránský |
In office 25 February 1948 – 31 January 1953 | |
Preceded by | Jaroslav Stránský |
Succeeded by | Ernest Sýkora |
Personal details | |
Born | (1878-02-10)10 February 1878 Litomyšl, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 9 March 1962(1962-03-09) (aged 84) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Political party | Communist Party |
Spouse | Marie Brichtová |
Alma mater | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague |