Peter Jilemnický was born on March 18, 1901 in Geiersberg, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Letohrad, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for
Bratia (1962),
Hriech Kataríny Padychovej (1973) and
Skaredá dedina (1975). He died on May 15, 1949 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Moscow, Russia].