Otokar FischerOtokar Fischer (20 May 1883 – 12 March 1938) was a Czech translator, playwright, poet and critic. He was born in Kolín, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He made new translations of Goethe, Shakespeare and Villon. He was a professor at Prague university and the director of Bohemian National Theatre in Prague. Died of a heart attack in theatre in Prague, as he learned that Hitler's army had occupied Austria. External links
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