Biography
Božena Němcová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈboʒɛna ˈɲɛmtsovaː]) (4 February 1820 in Vienna – 21 January 1862 in Prague) was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.
Her image is featured on the 500 CZK denomination of the Česká koruna. According to the dating up to now accepted by the majority of Czech authors, Božena Němcová was born in 1820 as Barbara Pankel (or Barbora Panklová according to the usual Czech name-giving for women) in Vienna as a daughter of Johann Pankel from Lower Austria and Teresie Novotná, a maid of Bohemian origin. In her childhood she lived near the small town of Ratibořice, where her grandmother Magdalena Novotná played an important part in her life. Němcová would later write her most famous novel with the main character inspired by her grandmother.
When she was 17 years old, she married Josef Němec, fifteen years her senior, who worked as a customs officer and was therefore a state employee. The marriage was arranged by Barbora's parents and became an unhappy one, as the married couple did not understand each other very well. Němec was said to be a rude and authoritarian man. He was a Bohemian patriot, which did not sit well with his superiors, and he was often transferred to different locations and later lost his job. The couple had four children and suffered from a lack of money. Němcová died in poverty, estranged from her husband. She is said to have been in an intimate relationship with the poet Václav Bolemír Nebeský. The Bohemian patriots arranged a magnificent funeral for her.
Filmography
all 61
Movies 59
Writer 47
TV Shows 2
Creator 1
The Proud Princess (2024)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (2021)
Kovlad (2018)
Angel 2 (2016)
The Seven Ravens (2015)
Month's Rulers (2013)
Dvorak: Rusalka (2012)
The Devil's Bride (2011)
Babička aneb Jak to bylo doopravdy (2010)
Wingless (2009)
Angel (2005)
Through This Night (2005)
Zlatá princezna (2001)
Zimní víla (1999)
Spravedlivý Bohumil (1998)
How to Deserve a Princess (1995)
Sen o krásné panně (1995)
Zlatník Ondra (1995)
The Seven Ravens (1993)
Dvanáct měsíčků (1992)
O Radkovi a Mileně (1990)
Mahuliena, Golden Maiden (1987)
Strom pohádek (1987)
Give the Devil His Due (1985)
Chytrá princezna (1984)
Čertův švagr (1984)
O labuti (1983)
Salt & Gold (1983)
Jak Jaromil ke štěstí přišel (1983)
O zakletém hadovi (1983)
O statečném kováři (1983)
V zámku a podzámčí (1981)
Zlatá panna (1980)
Prince and the Evening Star (1979)
Jak Jaromil ke štěstí přišel (1979)
Láďo, ty jsi princezna! (1979)
How to Wake a Princess (1978)
Zlatá přadlena (1976)
Lesní ženka (1974)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Prince Bajaja (1971)
Granny (1971)
Čert a Káča (1970)
Princezna Lada (1970)
Neohrožený Mikeš (1970)
Cinderella (1969)
O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi (1969)
About the Old Dog Bodřík (1969)
České pohádky (1968)
The Seven Ravens (1967)
O chytré princezně (1966)
Bajaja (1960)
The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
The Devil and Kate (1956)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1955)
The Proud Princess (1952)
Prince Bayaya (1951)
Divá Bára (1949)
Grandmother (1940)
Pohorská vesnice (1928)
The Grandmother (1922)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1820-02-04
Deathday1862-01-21 (41 years old)
Birth NameBarbora Novotná
Birth PlaceVienna, Austria
SpouseJosef Němec
ChildrenJaroslav Němec, Karel Němec, Theodora Němcová, Hynek Němec
FatherJohann Pankl
MotherTerezie Panklová
CitizenshipsAustrian Empire
Also Known AsBozena Nemcová, Bozena Nemcova
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