Justin Václav Prášek - the regional historian and orientalist

The diploma thesis deals with the life stories of Justin Václav Prášek, his public activities as a teacher, his contribution in the field of Oriental and regional history. We can not also forget his impact on the next generation of Czech Orientalists and his great piece of work, which led in the publication of new findings to wider public. The work is divided into three main chapters, which contain a number of sections. The first chapter is about Justin Václav Prášek´s life, his student life, his work in secondary schools as a teacher or about the unsuccessful attempts to habilitation. The second chapter discusses the work of J. V. Prášek. This chapter is divided into six sections, in which the author tries to clarify the contribution of the work of J. V. Prášek, briefly describes and evaluates it. The author acquaints the readers with Prášek´s interest in the history of Near East, trying to bring his importace in the history of Czech regional history and deals with the travel diaries. Another chapter is devoted to public activities of J. V. Prášek, his benefits for the cities Brandýs nad Labem and Klánovice. There are also mentioned assotiations that are connected with his name