Background
He was born in Prostějov, into a cultural family.
He was born in Prostějov, into a cultural family.
He studied at the Prostějov gymnasium, and after he graduated, he moved to Prague.
He studied law there, but simultaneously attended lectures of Zdeněk Nejedlý and F. X. Šalda at the Faculty of Arts. He was in close connection with the association of Czechoslovakian avant-garde artists Devětsil. Wolker suffered of lung disease and died at the age of 24.
He was one of the founding members of KSČ - Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1921.