Miloslav Stingl
Czech writer (1930–2020)
Miloslav Stingl (19 December 1930 – 11 May 2020) was a Czech ethnologist, traveller and author.[1][2] He is an expert on Mayan culture and the history of pre-Columbian America.
Stingl was born in Bílina. He studied international law at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University before switching to ethnography.[3] He worked for ten years at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences from 1962 to 1972.[3] Stingl was a signatory of the Anticharta [cs], a condemnation of Charter 77. However Stingl signed unaware of the content of the Charter, and later regretted his participation.[3]
References
- ^ "Zemřel etnograf a spisovatel Miloslav Stingl - Novinky". www.novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Miloslav Stingl – Czech traveller, ethnographer and chief of Indian tribe". Radio Prague International. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ a b c PhDr. Miloslav Stingl (* 1930 †︎ 2020) (in Czech)
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