Profesor Jan Burian, historik antického starověku, pedagog a překladatel.(Poznámky k portrétu učence)

• Authors: Igor Lisový

Title variants

EN

PROFESSOR JAN BURIAN, CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY HISTORIAN, TEACHER AND TRANSLATOR.(NOTES TO THE SCHOLAR’S PORTRAIT)

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

This contribution presents an overview of the life and work of the influential Czech and European scholar engaging in the history and culture of the classical antiquity, professor Jan Burian, CSc. (1929–2011), who in the last decade cooperated with the Latin language and culture course at the Faculty of Arts, Ostrava University. Prof. J. Burian occupied himself with the study of the late-Roman historiography with focus on the genesis and development of the Christian historiography and the formation of the Christian philosophy of history in the intellectual confrontation with the pagan world. J. Burian was the author of an array of crucial scientific works and influential teacher lecturing at several universities both in the former Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic.

Keywords

EN

JAN BURIAN; HISTORY OF ANTIQUITY HISTORIOGRAPHY CZECHOSLOVAKIA; CZECH REPUBLIC

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: University of Ostrava, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Historica: revue pro historii a příbuzné vědy (Historica: Review in history and related sciences)
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 65-66

Contributors

author

Igor Lisový

• Ostravska univerzita v Ostrave, Czech Republic