Bedřich Bernau

Bedřich (Friedrich) Bernau, born Přemysl Bačkora (22 August 1849, in Prague – 2 January 1904, in Plaňany) was a Czech amateur archaeologist, who wrote popular works on that subject and ethnography.

[2] Although he spent much of his life as an accountant, for several types of businesses, his spare time was devoted to the study of culture, history, and archaeology.

[3] He collaborated with Otto's Encyclopedia, and was an active member of the National Museum Society, as well as several other organizations devoted to history.

He was a contributor to the journal, Památky archeologické [cs] (archaeological monuments)[1] and to an extensive guidebook, Čechy (Bohemia), by Jan Otto, with illustrations by Karel Liebscher.

It was intended to be a longer series, but was cancelled by the publisher, Druck und Verlag Brüder Butter, of Saaz.