Josef Barák Explained

Josef Barák (26 January 1833 in Prague – 15 November 1883 in Prague) was a Czech politician, journalist, and poet. He was a member of the Májovci literary group. He became close with Jindřich Fügner; Fügner sent money to Barák when the latter was imprisoned in 1860.^[1] According to Fügner's daughter, it was the first time her father supported a Czech cause.

From 1867 to 1873, Barák published the fortnightly newspaper Svoboda (Freedom) in Prague.^[2]

See also

• List of Czech writers

Notes and References

1. Book: Nolte, C. . The Sokol in the Czech Lands to 1914: Training for the Nation . 2002-09-23 . Springer . 978-0-230-28868-3 . 45 . en.
2. Book: Fasora . Lukas . Secularization and the Working Class: The Czech Lands and Central Europe in the 19th Century . Hanus . Jiri . Malir . Jiri . 2011-07-01 . Wipf and Stock Publishers . 978-1-61097-014-3 . 92 . en.