Zemánek Petr (Ed.). Studies in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures: Memorial Volume of Karel Petráček

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Oriental Institute, 1996. — 674 p.Professor Ph. Dr. Karel Petráček, CSc. (26.2.1926 - 1.7 1987) is one of the most distinguished scholars of the Czech Oriental studies, whose activities covered many fields, comprising Arabic and Semitic studies, Hamito-Semitic (Afro-Asiatic) comparative linguistics, Ethiopic and African studies, mostly concentrating on language and literature, but also the study of modern Arabic thought. This immense coverage is also reflected in the present volume.