Vladimír Vančura
1914–1987 (age 73)
Biography
Vladimír Vančura was born in 1914 and lived through the most significant transformations of Central European history. His life spanned from the interwar period through the Cold War and into the era of change that marked the late 1980s.
Vančura passed away in 1987 in Ostrava, a city that was central to his life and legacy. He is remembered as a member of his community who witnessed and lived through the dramatic historical shifts that defined his era.