October 28, 1898
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
- Source: Czech National Authority Database
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
František Běhounek
Czech academic, physicist, arctic explorer, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer (1898–1973)
František Běhounek has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists October 27, 1898 in Prague, Czech Republic.
Born
October 27, 1898
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: January 1, 1973
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Professions
- university teacher, science fiction writer, writer, translator, explorer, radiologist, physicist, nuclear physicist, Esperantist, teacher
- Citizenship
- Sweden, Czechoslovakia
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: October 27, 1898 (BnF authorities; vital record; Records of persons of interest) or October 28, 1898 (The Fine Art Archive Db; Czech National Authority Database).
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.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was František Běhounek born?
František Běhounek was born in Prague, Czech Republic.
When did František Běhounek die?
František Běhounek died on January 1, 1973.