František Kubka
Czech translator, bookwriter, writer and historic literature writer (1894-1969)
František Kubka (4 March 1894 – 7 January 1969) was a Czech writer, journalist and diplomat. He was a regular at the "Friday Men" meetings at Karel Čapek's house from 1921 to 1938. His folk tale of the romance of Peter Vok with a miller's daughter became the basis of the most popular post-war Czech opera, Zuzana Vojířová. He was appointed ambassador to Bulgaria (1946–1949).
“František Kubka” enters the record as czech translator, bookwriter, writer and historic literature writer (1894-1969). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what František, Kubka and Czech can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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