Ján Horecký (linguist)
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Ján Horecký | |
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| Born | 8 January 1920 |
| Died | 11 August 2006 (aged 86) |
| Citizenship | Slovakia |
| Alma mater | Comenius University |
| Awards | Scientist of the Year (Slovak Academy of Sciences) Pribina Cross 1st class, Honorary doctorate of the University of Prešov, Honorary doctorate of the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics |
| Institutions | Slovak Academy of Sciences |
Ján Horecký (8 January 1920 - 11 August 2006)[1] was a Slovak linguist.[2]
In 1944 he graduated in Slovak and Latin language at the Slovak University in Bratislava (now Comenius University). After graduation, Horecký became a researcher at the Slovak Academy of Sciences.[3]
In addition to study of the Slovak language, he also studied Czech, Hungarian, Latin, Ancient Greek and various constructed languages. He was particularly interested in the Romani language, a topic he collaborated on with his daughter, the Indologist Anna Rácová.[1]
