Jindřich Pokorný

Jindřich Pokorný (12 April 1927 – 23 August 2014) was a Czech translator, editor and writer.

He sat on the Czech Radio Council from 1992 to 1997 and served the Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation as its president from 1992 to 1998.

[1] He was known for his translation of Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac.

Pokorný also translated the works of Voltaire, Victor Hugo, and Rainer Maria Rilke, among others.

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