Daniel Sluníčko. Ze života pražských typografů

• Main Author: Koudelková, Kateřina
• Other Authors: Randák, Jan
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: Czech
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-291230

The topic of this diploma thesis is Daniel Sluníčko, From the Life of Prague Typographers. Its target is to show Sluníčko's life on the background of the 19th century. Up to now, no work about this person has been written, Daniel Sluníčko is known only as a director of Eduard Grégr's printing-house. However, his life and activities were much more versatile. He was born in 1830 in Bohnice, a small village near Prague. During his apprenticeship as a typesetter in Prague he was a witness of the revolution in Prague in 1848 and he described it in his diary very well. After the revolution he went to Vienna and other towns of Austria monarchy to get some experience in his branch. It was very difficult in the beginning but after many ordeals, he was very successful. He worked in some printing-works after coming back to Prague and finally he became a director of a newly established firm of Julius Grégr and František Šimáček. There were many problems with money in this company, Julius Grégr was arrested and František Šimáček got off the company. Eduard Grégr, Julius' brother, became a new owner. Both brothers were in the leadership of the company together but after some time they parted. Sluníčko was a factotum of technical activities in the printing-house. During his directorship, he met many people out of the...