Josef Barák

Josef Barák (26 January 1833 in Prague – 15 November 1883 in Prague) was a Czech politician, journalist and poet. He was a member of the Májovci literary group. He became close with Jindřich Fügner; Fügner sent money to Barák when the latter was imprisoned in 1860.^[1] According to Fügner's daughter, it was the first time her father supported a Czech cause.

Portrail of Josef Barák by Jan Vilímek

From 1867 to 1873, Barák published the fortnightly newspaper Svoboda ('Freedom') in Prague.^[2]

See also

• Poetry portal

• List of Czech writers