hiː wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾɚ ænd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv wˈɛstslˈɑːvɪk lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻnˈeɪmd dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv slˈɑːvɪk lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ.
He was creator and (from 1952 to 1962) director of the Department of West-Slavic Literature (later renamed Department of Slavic Literature).