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Adolf Patera

Czech historian and philologist (b. 27 July 1836 in Hudlice; d. 9 December 1912 in Prague).

He was a graduate in the field of Slavic philology at the Faculty of Arts of Prague University. In 1861 he became librarian of the Czech Museum in 1861, and was appointed the director of the institution in 1893. He was a member of several learned societies, and promoted cultural ties between the Russian and Czech-speaking peoples. During Tchaikovsky's visit to Prague in February 1888, the composer delivered a short speech in Czech at a banquet following one of his concerts, using a transliteration made for him by Patera.

Tchaikovsky's correspondence with Adolf Patera:

• 6 letters from Tchaikovsky to Adolf Patera have survived, dating from 1888 to 1889.