Božena Němcová

1820 - 1862

country of citizenship: Austrian Empire

languages spoken, written or signed: Czech, German

occupation: writer, poet, children's writer, collector of fairy tales, editor, Národní buditelé, opinion journalist

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. Source: Wikipedia (en)