Miroslav Zikmund

Miroslav Zikmund (14 February 1919 – 1 December 2021) was a Czech travel writer and explorer.[1]

Miroslav Zikmund
Zikmund in 2009
Born14 February 1919
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Died1 December 2021(2021-12-01) (aged 102)
Prague, Czech Republic
NationalityCzech
Occupation(s)Travel writer
Explorer
Signature

Biography

After earning his Matura in 1938, Zikmund entered university, but was unable to graduate until 1946 due to World War II. He studied alongside Jiří Hanzelka, with whom he would complete his lifelong travels.[2] The two became known as Hanzelka and Zikmund and made multiple films on their experiences.[3]

Miroslav Zikmund died in Prague on 1 December 2021 at the age of almost 103.[4]

Filmography
  • Afrika I. – Z Maroka na Kilimandžáro (1952)
  • Afrika II. – Od rovníku ke Stolové hoře (1953)
  • Z Argentiny do Mexika (1953)
  • Kašmír: Je-li kde na světě ráj (1961)

References
  1. "Zemřel Miroslav Zikmund. Slavnému českému cestovateli bylo 102 let" [Miroslav Zigmund has died. The famous Czech traveller was 102 years old]. iRozhlas (in Czech). Prague. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. Kobera, Pavel (21 April 2017). "Hanzelka a Zikmund Hanzelka a Zikmund vyrazili před 70 lety" [Hanzelka and Zikmund Hanzelka and Zikmund departed 70 years ago]. Český rozhlas (in Czech). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. Skácel, Petr (11 February 2019). "Zikmundova abeceda: Život slavného cestovatele od A do Z" [Zikmund's ABC: a famous traveller's life from A to Z]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. "Zemřel Miroslav Zikmund. Slavnému cestovateli bylo 102 let" [Miroslav Zigmund has died. The famous traveller was 102 years old]. ČT24 (in Czech). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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