Dr. František Sláma (3 November 1850 in Chotěboř – 25 April 1917 in Brno) was a Czech writer,šekSlá traveller, lawyer and politician. He is known as the first person who spread the knowledge about Silesia to the Czech lands.
He came to Silesia in 1882 when began working as a judge in Cieszyn, the centre of the Duchy of Teschen. He then decided to travel across the Silesian territory, as he was fascinated by local history and traditions. His travels are documented in his most known book Vlastenecké putování po Slezsku (Patriotic Journeys through Silesia).
He was also a deputy in the Bohemian Diet in Prague from 1895 to 1907, and in the Austrian House of Deputies in Vienna from 1891 to 1911. Sláma was active in the Young Czech Party as well as many other organizations.
Works
Vlastenecké putování po Slezsku (1886) Ze zápiskův soudce (1888) Dějiny Těšínska (1889) U Trúby Štramberské (1890) Pán Lysé hory (1891) Černá kněžna (1891) Slezské pohádky a pověsti (1893) Z naší minulosti (1895) Jak stíhal strýc Bečka mořské loupežníky (1900)
References
External links
Vlastenecké putování po Slezsku online at Książnica Cieszyńska Library
1850 births
1917 deaths
People from Chotěboř
Young Czech Party politicians
Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1891–1897) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1897–1900) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1901–1907) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1907–1911) Czech journalists 20th-century Czech judges Czech male writers Eötvös Loránd University alumni University of Zagreb alumni 19th-century Czech judges Writers from Austria-Hungary Jurists from Austria-Hungary