Pavel Kurfürst

Background

Kurfürst, Pavel was born on June 6, 1940 in Zlin, Czechoslovakia. Son of Josef and Zdenka (Stejskalová) Kurfürst.

Education

Graduate Faculty Arts, University Brno, 1976. Candidate science, Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1983.

Career

Technician Radiocommunications, Prague, 1959-1973, Technology University, Brno, 1973-1976. Director Ethnographic Museum, 1976-1983. Assistant director Institute Folk Art, Stráznice, Czechoslovakia, 1983-1987.

Research worker medical faculty University Brno, 1987-1992, member philosophy faculty, since 1992. Consultant State Collection Museum Instruments, Prague, since 1979, Slovak Collection Museum Instruments, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, since 1978.

Achievements

• Pavel Kurfürst has been listed as a noteworthy organologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Galpin Society London.

Interests

• Violin making.

Connections

Married Miroslava Krupková, March 5, 1983. Children: Pavla, Michal, Jana.