Jan Suk, descendant of music greats Josef Suk and Antonín Dvořák, dies at 73

The poet, philosopher, literary critic and publicist Jan Suk, who was the grandson of the famous Czech composer Josef Suk and great-grandson of Czech music great Antonín Dvořák, died in Benešov on Saturday at the age of 73, the news site Novinky.cz reported. Jan Suk was the last surviving member of the Dvořák-Suk family line. His half-brother, violin virtuoso Josef Suk died in 2011. Neither had children.

Jan Suk studied philosophy, history and aesthetics. He worked as a literary critic, essayist and editor in publishing. He reviewed hundreds of book titles in professional periodicals, as well as in daily newspapers, and worked with Czech Radio and Czech Television. During his lifetime, he published forteen books, including essays and collections of poetry.