Jan Rypka

Jan Rypka
Born	(1886-05-28)28 May 1886 Kroměříž, Cisleithania
Died	29 December 1968(1968-12-29) (aged 82) Prague
Nationality	Czech
Citizenship	Czech
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Academic work
Discipline	Oriental studies
Sub-discipline	Iranology Turkology
Institutions	Charles University
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Jan Rypka, PhDr., Dr.Sc. (28 May 1886 in Kroměříž – 29 December 1968 in Prague) was a prominent Czech orientalist, translator, professor of Iranology and Turkology at Charles University, Prague.

Jan Rypka was a participant in Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration in Tehran in 1934.^[1]