Background
Holy, Jiri was born on April 28, 1953 in Novy Jicin, Moravia, Czech Republic. Son of Karel and Vera (Hubenakova) Holy.
Holy, Jiri was born on April 28, 1953 in Novy Jicin, Moravia, Czech Republic. Son of Karel and Vera (Hubenakova) Holy.
Doctor of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1977. Postgraduate, Institute for Czech Literature, Prague, 1985.
Editor Cesky Spisovatel, Prague, 1978-1982. Science worker Institute for Czech Literature, 1985-1993, head theory department, 1993-1996. Lecturer Czech literature University Saarbrucken, Germany, 1993-1994.
Assistant in Czech literature University Regensburg, Germany, 1994-1995. Docent in Czech literature Charles University, since 1994. Guest professor in Slavic literature, Humboldt University, Berlin, 1999-2000.
Married Lida Anna Petrikova, July 9, 1982. Children: Anna, Magdalena, Katerina.