JOSEF JIRI KOLAR
\d͡ʒˈə͡ʊsəf d͡ʒˈi͡əɹi kˈə͡ʊlə], \dʒˈəʊsəf dʒˈiəɹi kˈəʊlə], \dʒ_ˈəʊ_s_ə_f dʒ_ˈiə_ɹ_i k_ˈəʊ_l_ə]\
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A Czech novelist and dramatist; born at Prague, Feb. 9, 1812. Several of his dramas have been successful: for instance, "Monika" (1847); "Ziska's Death" (1850); "Smirick" (1881); "Primator" (1883). He has also made excellent translations from the dramatic works of Shakespeare, Goethe, Schiller, etc., and written novels. He was an actor, very successful in tragic roles, especially Shakespearean.
By Charles Dudley Warner
