Career
He is especially noted for his Christmas pastorals and for his initiation of a literary brotherhood within Bohemia. He was born at Bakov nad Jizerou, Bohemia. In the period official register, his name was entered as Linka, but he always signed himself Linek.
He studied at the Piarist gymnasium in Kosmonosy.
Later, he studied composition with Josef Seger. He died of tuberculosis.
His gravesite is unknown.