The Czech Geographer Jiří Viktor Daneš and His Presence at the Eighth International Geographic Congress in Washington in 1904. A Paper on the Everydayness of a Czech Scientist on His Travels
Author(s)
Tomsová, Petra (MSUA-W)
Source Title
Science Overcoming Borders. - Praha : Masarykův ústav a Archiv AV ČR, 2018 / Dvořáčková V. ; Franc M.
- ISBN 978-80-87782-87-3
Pages
s. 77-99
Number of pages
23 s.
Number of pages
275
Publication form
Print - P
Language
eng - English
Country
CZ - Czech Republic
Keywords
Jiří Viktor Daneš ; 8th International Geographic Congress, Washington DC, 1904
Subject RIV
AB - History
OECD category
History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)
R&D Projects
GA17-22085S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
Institutional support
MSUA-W - RVO:67985921
Annotation
The main aim of the article is to present geographer Jiří Daneš (1880–1928) and his presence at the Eighth International Geographical Congress in Washington in 1904. Furthermore, the study covers Daneš’s journey to the congress, the congress excursions and his private journeys across the USA. Through the analysis of Daneš’s correspondence to his mother, the article illustrates opinions of a young Czech intellectual, enthusiastic patriot and ambitious scientist on the American society in the era of progressivism. Particular attention is also paid to the establishment of his contacts with foreign experts in his scientific field. In the conclusion of the article, Daneš’s views on the United States are compared with the opinions of Jiří Guth-Jarkovský (1861–1943) who lived in the USA during the same period.
Workplace
Masaryk Institute - Archives (since 2006)
Contact
Jan Boháček, bohacek@mua.cas.cz, Tel.: 286 010 134
Year of Publishing
2019
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