Josef Korbel
(1909–1977)
BIRTH
September 20, 1909
PLACE
Kyšperk (now Letohrad), Austria-Hungary
NAME
Josef Körbel
DEATH
July 18, 1977
PLACE
Denver, Colorado
FAMILY
FATHER
Madeleine Albright
(1937-2022)
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DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
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AWARDS
Josef Korbel was father of Madeleine Albright. A Czechoslovak diplomat, he and his family fled Nazi occupation and later communist rule; in the United States he taught international studies at the University of Denver.
EARLY LIFE
He served as a Czechoslovak diplomat. After exile in the United States, he taught international studies at the University of Denver.
CAREER
DEATH
Josef Korbel died in Denver on July 18, 1977, while still associated with the University of Denver school of international studies that he had founded. A cemetery record places his burial at Mount Lindo Cemetery near Morrison. The consulted institutional sources do not confirm a medical cause of death.
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