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 Antonín Strnad - Chržín Cemetery (Central Bohemia)
N 50° 17.771 E 014° 16.298
33U E 448121 N 5571815
Depicted small Classicist figural gravestone and bronze memorial tablet on the wall of cemetery Church of St. Clement (Kostel Sv. Klimenta) in cemetery of village Chržín marks gravesite of mathematician, meteorologist and patriot Antonín Strnad.
Waymark Code: WMNRE8
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/25/2015
Views: 33
Depicted small Classicist figural gravestone and bronze memorial tablet on the wall of cemetery Church of St. Clement (Kostel Sv. Klimenta) in cemetery of village Chržín marks gravesite of mathematician, meteorologist and Czech patriot Antonín Strnad.
Antonín Strnad (*August 14, 1746 in Náchod – †September 23, 1799 in village Sázená close to Chržín) was a Czech meteorologist, professor and rector of Charles University, and director of astronomical observatory in Prague' Klementinum. Antonín Strnad started with regular meteorological observations and daily continual recording of measured data in Klementinum observatory in 1775 and launched here the longest uninterrupted meteorological observation in the World. He also saved famous Prague' Astronomical Clock before destroying and managed its reconstruction in 1787-1791. Antonín Strnad was member of many learned societies of that time and also influential person of the Czech National Revival movement. He died (tuberculosis) in nearby Sázená during curative stay in Count Kinský' Chateau in Sázená.
The original inscription on the Antonín Strnad gravestone is gone for a long time, so patriots from Kralupy nad Vltavou Regional Museum placed (1935) on the church's wall above the grave bronze memorial tablet with following Czech inscription:
Odlehcení v nemoci hledaje
vecné odpocinutí
nalezl tuto 23. zárí 1799
Pan Antonín Strnad
královský hvezdár a ucitel
na vysokých školách pražských,
rozlicných ucených spolecenství oud,
horlivý krestan, laskavý manžel,
otec peclivý a pravý vlastenec,
narozený v Náchode 14. srpna 1746.
Na dukaz lásky postavit dala manželka.
Te capiunt laeto venientem sidera voltu
Ast, quae te genuit, patria terra dolet.
Porídila spolecnost Krajinského musea v Kralupech nad Vltavou
v náhradu za sešlý pomník
v kvetnu 1935.
Lad. Cervenka
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Translation to English:
Relief in serious illness seeking,
eternal rest
found on September 23, 1799
Mr. Antonín Strnad
Royal astronomer and professor
at Prague' universities,
member of many learned societies,
zealous Christian, amiable husband,
careful father and real patriot,
born in Náchod on August 14, 1746.
As a proof of love built by his wife.
Te capiunt laeto venientem sidera voltu
Ast, quae te genuit, patria terra dolet.
Placed by Society of regional Museum in Kralupy nad Vltavou
as a substitution of decrepit gravestone
in May 1935.
Lad. Cervenka |
Description:
In the Detailed Description.
Date of birth: 08/14/1746
Date of death: 09/23/1799
Area of notoriety: Science/Technology
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 8:00-18:00
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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