Charles University in Prague. After that, he was a professor of Slavic philology at the University of Vienna until his death in 1918. Carl Patsch succeeded the office at Vienna. Work The bulk of Jireček's writings deal with the history of the South Slavs and their literature. They notably include a History of the Bulgarians (Czech and German, 1876), History of Serbs, The Principality of Bulgaria (1891), Travels in Bulgaria (Czech, 1888), etc. He mostly wrote in German. History of the Bulgarians (; , published in Prague in 1876 Die altböhmischen Gedichte der Grünberger und Königinhofer. Handschrift im Urtexte und in deutscher Uebersetzung. Prag: Rivnac, 1879. Die Handelsstrassen und Bergwerke von Serbien und Bosnien während des Mittelalters: historisch-geographische Studien. Prag: Verlag der Königlich Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, 1879 Einige Bemerkungen über die Überreste der Petschenegen und Kumanen sowie über die Völkerschaften der sogenannten Gagauzi und Surguči im heutigen Bulgarien. Prag: Verlag der Königlich Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, 1889. Die Heerstrasse von Belgrad nach Constantinopel und die Balkanpässe. Prag: Tempsky, 1877. Poselství republiky Dubrovnické k císařovně Kateřině v roce 1771. Prag, 1893. Das christliche Element in der topographischen Nomenclatur der Balkanländer. Wien: Gerold, 1897 Staat und Gesellschaft im mittelalterlichen Serbien. Studien zur Kulturgeschichte des 13.-15. Jahrhunderts. Wien 1912 (Fotomechanischer Nachdruck Leipzig: Zentralantiquariat der DDR, 1974) (Nachdruck Amsterdam: Hakkert, 1967) (Nachdruck Amsterdam: Hakkert, 1967) Honours Jireček Point on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Jireček. In Bulgaria, Mount Jireček, the third highest peak of the Rila mountain range, as well as two villages, also bear his name. A journal of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts bears his name (). Also, streets in Novi Sad and Belgrade are named Jirečekova after him. In fiction Jireček appears as a minor character in one of Aleko Konstantinov's satirical feuilletons centred on the fictional character of Bay Ganyo where the protagonist visits him in Prague, looking for shelter and discussing politics. See also Jireček Line Notes References Sources External links * 1854 births 1918 deaths 19th-century Czech historians 19th-century Austrian historians 19th-century politicians 19th-century linguists Czech Byzantinists Austrian Byzantinists 20th-century Austrian historians Austrian diplomats Czech politicians Austrian politicians Conservative Party (Bulgaria) politicians Slavists Linguists from Austria Austrian people of Czech descent Austrian people of Slovak descent Austrian expatriates in Bulgaria Czech expatriates in Bulgaria Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Academic staff of Charles University Academic staff of