Photo: Romana Kostohryzová, Czech Radio
The talented puppeteer, actor, juggler, watchmaker and war invalid was born on February 24th 1775 in Libčany near Hradec Králové. Kopecký was born into a family of nomadic comedians and from his early years travelled with his parents around the Czech countryside.
Matěj Kopecký trained as a watchmaker, married and became a burgher in the town of Mirotice.
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