However, he soon left the business because he found a better job, even if not so closely related to his orientalist background, as he was appointed at the Viennese court and university printing office.

In that ancient city he found ample opportunities to know and understand the Orient close up, an experience he put in the book he wrote about his stay in Turkey.

In the fall of 1934 Rypka was invited by the Iranian government to attend the celebrations of the 1000th anniversary of Ferdous' birth.

[1] Rypka was the driving force behind the establishment of the Oriental Institute, of which he was one of the earliest members.

[3] In 1939 Rypka was appointed dean of the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University in Prague.

[3] During his tenure, he focused the research on Persian poets, notably Labbibi and Farrochi.