Adolf Benda
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Adolf Benda was a Bohemian
regional historian
and jewelry craftsman.
He was born as a German-speaking Bohemian in the town of Jablonec nad Nisou
and is known as an author of the Geschichte der Stadt Gablonz (History of the Town of Jablonec nad Nisou
) which was published in 1876-77, shortly before his death. This book was the first complete history of the town.
Bohemian
A Bohemian is a resident of the former Kingdom of Bohemia, either in a narrow sense as the region of Bohemia proper or in a wider meaning as the whole country, now known as the Czech Republic. The word "Bohemian" was used to denote the Czech people as well as the Czech language before the word...
regional historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and jewelry craftsman.
He was born as a German-speaking Bohemian in the town of Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou is a town in northern Bohemia, the second largest town of the Liberec Region. It is known as a mountain resort in the Jizera Mountains, an education centre, and a centre of world-production of glass and jewellery...
and is known as an author of the Geschichte der Stadt Gablonz (History of the Town of Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou is a town in northern Bohemia, the second largest town of the Liberec Region. It is known as a mountain resort in the Jizera Mountains, an education centre, and a centre of world-production of glass and jewellery...
) which was published in 1876-77, shortly before his death. This book was the first complete history of the town.