Josef Korenský
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Josef Kořenský was a Czech traveller and writer.
Kořenský was son of a farmer. Since young age he had interest in paleontology
, this had helped him to obtain education. Since 1867 he worker as a teacher, later as school director. His passion was to travel: into all countries of Europe, into Siberia and during 1893-94 around the world. He published number of scientific articles, journal stories, collected ethnographic material and native art. Kořenský wrote several travel books; his large work Světem a přírodou (1918) was the first of its kind written in modern Czech language.
Kořenský was son of a farmer. Since young age he had interest in paleontology
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
, this had helped him to obtain education. Since 1867 he worker as a teacher, later as school director. His passion was to travel: into all countries of Europe, into Siberia and during 1893-94 around the world. He published number of scientific articles, journal stories, collected ethnographic material and native art. Kořenský wrote several travel books; his large work Světem a přírodou (1918) was the first of its kind written in modern Czech language.