Czech historian and "Father of the Nation" who presided over the Prague Slavic Congress of 1848 and championed Austroslavism
Born in 1798 at Hodslavice in Moravia into a Protestant schoolmaster's family, he settled in Prague in 1823, edited the journal of the Bohemian Museum and published his History of the Czech Nation in Bohemia and Moravia, the first volume appearing in German in 1836. The most influential figure of the Czech National Revival, he was called the "Father of the Nation". In 1848 his "Letter to Frankfurt" refused a seat in the German Pre-Parliament; in June he presided over the Prague Slavic Congress, and as a deputy in the Kremsier Reichstag he argued for a strong Austria as a federation of the southern German and Slav states, the programme of Austroslavism. In 1861 he became a life member of the Austrian upper house, and he died in Prague in 1876.
Also known as: Frantisek Palacky · Franz Palacky
Activities and affiliations
- 1823–1876
- 1848
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1848–1849
Legislature and state representation
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1861–1876
Legislature and state representation
Career Timeline
- 1823Settled in Prague; editor of the Bohemian Museum journal
- 1836First volume of the History of the Czech Nation
- 1848President of the Prague Slavic Congress
- 1848–1849Deputy in the Kremsier Reichstag
- 1861Life member of the Austrian upper house
Related historical events
- 1848.03–1849.10The Hungarian Revolution and War of IndependencePresident of the Prague Slavic CongressRefused to join the German national parliament in his "Letter to Frankfurt", presided over the Slavic Congress and championed the Austroslav federal plan in the Kremsier Reichstag.
- 1848–1849The Revolutions of 1848Advocate of AustroslavismRefused to join the Frankfurt parliament, argued for Czech autonomy within the Habsburg monarchy and led the Prague Slavic Congress.