Jirí Mahen was born on December 12, 1882 in Cáslav, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. Jirí was a writer, known for
Jánosik (1936),
Jánosík (1921) and
Jak se sevcem sili certi (1975). Jirí died on May 22, 1939 in Brno, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic].