person
Jan Hus
Hus
also: John Huss, Johannes Hus
Jan Hus (c. 1369-1415), Bohemian priest and church reformer, condemned by the Council of Constance and burned at the stake; a national and religious hero of the Czechs.
Reading notes
- Early Poems §44 Hus
Jan Hus (c. 1369-1415), Bohemian priest and reformer condemned and burned at Constance; a national hero of the Czechs whose 'high spirit' the young Rilke salutes.