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Czech historian and philologist (b. 27 July 1836 in Hudlice; d. 9 December 1912 in [[Prague]]).
Czech historian and philologist (b. 27 July 1836 in Hudlice; d. 9 December 1912 in [[Prague]]).


He was a graduate in the field of Slavic philology at the Faculty of Arts of [[Prague]] University. In 1861 he became librarian of the Czech Museum in 1861, and was appointed the director of the institution in 1893. He was a member of several learned societies, and promoted cultural ties between the Russian and Czech-speaking peoples. During Tchaikovsky's visit to [[Prague]] in February 1888, the composer delivered a short speech in Czech at a banquet following one of his concerts, using a transliteration made for him by Patera.
He was a graduate in the field of Slavic philology at the Faculty of Arts of [[Prague]] University. In 1861 he became librarian of the Czech Museum, and was appointed the director of the institution in 1893. He was a member of several learned societies, and promoted cultural ties between the Russian and Czech-speaking peoples. During Tchaikovsky's visit to [[Prague]] in February 1888, the composer delivered a short speech in Czech at a banquet following one of his concerts, using a transliteration made for him by Patera.


==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==

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Czech historian and philologist (b. 27 July 1836 in Hudlice; d. 9 December 1912 in Prague).

He was a graduate in the field of Slavic philology at the Faculty of Arts of Prague University. In 1861 he became librarian of the Czech Museum, and was appointed the director of the institution in 1893. He was a member of several learned societies, and promoted cultural ties between the Russian and Czech-speaking peoples. During Tchaikovsky's visit to Prague in February 1888, the composer delivered a short speech in Czech at a banquet following one of his concerts, using a transliteration made for him by Patera.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

6 letters from Tchaikovsky to Adolf Patera have survived, dating from 1888 and 1889, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:

4 letters from Adolf Patera to the composer, dating from 1888 and 1889, are preserved in the Klin House-Museum Archive.

Bibliography