Edmund Kirsch

Edmund Kirsch
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Born	16 November 1866 Brno, Austrian Empire
Died	18 January 1954 (1954-01-19) (aged 87) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Businessman

Edmund Kirsch (16 November 1866 – 18 January 1954) was a Czech businessman and translator.

Life[]

Edmund Kirsch was born in Brno on 16 November 1866. His father was managing director in one textile factory in Moscow. After graduating from textile school in Brno he was invited by his uncle to get practice in the textile factory of in Žamberk.

By the end of the 1870s he had studied at college in Denmark. Besides Czech language and Danish language he spoke German, English, French and Russian. After graduating in Denmark he returned to Žamberk in 1885.

Popular Culture[]

Novelist Dan Brown used a name very similar to his "Edmond Kirsch" for the billionaire, futurist character in his 2017 novel Origin.^{[1][circular reference]}

References[]

• Žamberské listy č.7. 2009 str.7
• Žamberské listy č. 03. 2004 str. 14

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