page_title: Jaroslav Kořán
hierarchical_section_title: Jaroslav Kořán
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Jaroslav Kořán, redaktor, překladatel, politik, nakladatel English: Jaroslav Kořán, translator, editor, politician, publisher
context_page_description: Jaroslav Kořán was a Czech translator, writer, screenwriter, and politician. He is a signatory of Charter 77 during Czechoslovakia's Communist era, Kořán translated over seven dozen books, mostly by American writers, from English into Czech, including major works by Kurt Vonnegut, Henry Miller, Roald Dahl, Ken Kesey, Charles Bukowski, John Kennedy Toole, and John Wyndham.
  Kořán was one of the co-founders of the Civic Forum political movement in November 1989. In February 1990, Kořán was elected Mayor of Prague, becoming the city's first non-Communist since 1948. He served as mayor until September 1991.
  Jaroslav Kořán died in June 2, 2017, at the age of 77.
context_section_description: Jaroslav Kořán (January 17, 1940 – June 2, 2017) was a Czech translator, writer, screenwriter, and politician. He is a signatory of Charter 77 during Czechoslovakia's Communist era, Kořán translated over seven dozen books, mostly by American writers, from English into Czech, including major works by Kurt Vonnegut, Henry Miller, Roald Dahl, Ken Kesey, Charles Bukowski, John Kennedy Toole, and John Wyndham.  
  Kořán was one of the co-founders of the Civic Forum (OF) political movement in November 1989. In February 1990, Kořán was elected Mayor of Prague, becoming the city's first non-Communist since 1948. He served as mayor until September 1991.
  Jaroslav Kořán died in June 2, 2017, at the age of 77.
caption: Kořán in December 2012
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