Božena Němcová

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Božena Němcová
Božena Němcová - engraving by Jan Vilímek
Born	Barbora Novotná (1820-02-04)4 February 1820 ? Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	21 January 1862(1862-01-21) (aged 41) Prague, Austrian Empire
Resting place	Vyšehrad Cemetery
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Czech
Literary movement	Czech National Revival
Notable works	Divá Bára Babička V zámku a v podzámčí Chyže pod horami
Spouse	Josef Němec ​ (m. 1837)​
Children	Hynek Němec Karel Němec Theodora Němcova Jaroslav Němec
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Božena Němcová (Czech pronunciation:

Her image is featured on the 500 CZK denomination of the Česká koruna.

Biography

According to the dating up to now accepted by the majority of Czech authors, Božena Němcová was born in 1820 as Barbara Pankl (or Barbora Panklová according to the usual Czech name-giving for women) in

When she was 17 years old, she married Josef Němec, fifteen years her senior, who worked as a customs officer and was therefore a state employee. The marriage was arranged by Barbora's parents and became an unhappy one, as the married couple did not understand each other very well. Němec was said to be a rude and authoritarian man. He was a Bohemian patriot, which did not sit well with his superiors, and he was often transferred to different locations and later lost his job. The couple had four children and suffered from a lack of money. Němcová died in poverty, estranged from her husband. She is said to have been in an intimate relationship with the poet Václav Bolemír Nebeský.^[1] The Bohemian patriots arranged a magnificent funeral for her.

Speculations on Božena Němcová's real origin

Some authors question the birthdate (the preserved documents differ) and the real origin of Božena Němcová. According to one hypothesis, Němcová could have been born three to four years earlier than previously thought, and been an illegitimate daughter of

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1. ISBN 1-57181-008-0
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2. ^ See Johannes Willms, "Talleyrand: Virtuose der Macht", C.H. Beck, Munich 2011, p. 226.

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