is even credited with naming the institute's archives, the Archive Oriental. Works In 1939 Rypka was appointed dean of the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University in Prague. During his tenure, he focused the research on Persian poets, notably Labbibi and Farrochi. His biggest achievement was the work on the history of Persian and Tajik literature, which was published in 1956. The work won critical acclaim from fellow professionals and was translated into many languages. References Czech orientalists Iranologists Turkish poetry 1886 births 1968 deaths Members of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature Academic staff of Charles University