February 5, 1820
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: Němeć, Beatrix (BLKÖ)
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Božena Němcová
Czech writer (1820-1862)
Božena Němcová has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists February 4, 1820 in Vienna, Austria.
Born
February 4, 1820
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: January 21, 1862
Source:
- regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove
- regional database of the Regional Library of Highlands
- The Fine Art Archive Db
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
- Professions
- editor, writer, novelist, folklorist, national revival activist, opinion journalist, children's writer, poet, collector of fairy tales
- Citizenship
- Austrian Empire
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: February 4, 1820 (regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove; regional database of the Regional Library of Highlands; The Fine Art Archive Db; Regional Database of the Central Bohemian Research Library in Kladno; ProDetLit; BnF authorities; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; filmportal.de; Czech National Authority Database; Find a Grave; Handbuch der österreichischen Kinder- und Jugendbuchautorinnen; regional database of the Research Library in Hradec Králové) or February 5, 1820 (Němeć, Beatrix (BLKÖ)) or May 2, 1818 (No external source identified).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
May 2, 1818
Precision: day · Rank: normal
No external source identified
More about Božena Němcová
- Birth name
- Barbora Novotná
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove
- regional database of the Regional Library of Highlands
- The Fine Art Archive Db
- Regional Database of the Central Bohemian Research Library in Kladno
- ProDetLit
- BnF authorities
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- filmportal.de
- Czech National Authority Database
- Find a Grave
- Handbuch der österreichischen Kinder- und Jugendbuchautorinnen
- regional database of the Research Library in Hradec Králové
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Božena Němcová born?
Božena Němcová was born in Vienna, Austria.
What was Božena Němcová’s name at birth?
Božena Němcová’s recorded birth name is Barbora Novotná.
When did Božena Němcová die?
Božena Němcová died on January 21, 1862.