Count Lützow

Count František Lützow ^[1] (b. 21 March, 1849, Hamburg - died 13 January, 1916, Geneva) was a Bohemian (Czech) historian, critic and revivalist. He was active in Bohemian politics and became a member of the Austrian parliament and Chamberlain to the Emperor Franz Joseph. He was a tireless champion of Bohemian independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Perhaps his greatest accomplishments are his various books regarding the history of Bohemia, Prague, Slavic poetry, Historiography and Literature. His works were intentionally written in the English language and were thus more easily accessible to Western decision-makers who would eventually agree to the formation of an independent Czechoslovakia after the end of World War I. The first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk wrote a touching introduction to Lützow's 1939 edition of 'Bohemia, An Historical Sketch' and expressed gratitude for Lützow's various contributions to Czechoslovakia's independence.

Other

• Member of the Royal Society of Sciences in Bohemia
• Member of the Bohemian Academy

Works - Nonfiction

• Count Lützow: 'Bohemia An Historical Sketch' J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. London 1896; 2nd ed. 1910; 3rd ed. 1939.
• Count Lützow: 'A History of Bohemian Literature' Heinemann. London 1899; 2nd ed. April 1907.
• Count Lützow: 'The Story of Prague' J. M. Dent & Co. London 1902; 2nd ed. 1907.
• Count Lützow: 'Lectures on the Historians of Bohemia' 1905 London: Henry Frowde.
• Count Lützow: 'Life & Times of Master John Hus' E.P. Dutton & Co. London 1909; 2nd ed. 1929.
• Count Lützow: 'The Hussite Wars' 1914 London: J. M. Dent & Sons New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.

Notes

1. (alternative spellings [Ger] Count Franz Von Lützow, [Eng] Count Francis von Lutzow, [Czech] Hrabe Frantisek Lützow)

External links

• Works by Count Lützow at Project Gutenberg
• ♣ Czech Information Center Žampach - of Dr. František Lützow