Jiří Wolf: key obituary facts
Is Jiří Wolf dead? Yes. Jiří Wolf died on June 16, 2026, at age 74.
Cause of death: Jiří Wolf's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jiří Wolf known for?
He was known as Czech political activist.
More about Jiří Wolf
Born: 5 January 1952.
Place of birth: Jindřichův Hradec.
Place of death: Prague.
Gender: male.
Occupation: author, narrator.
Nationality: Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia.
Awards: participant in the resistance and resistance against communism.
Also known as: Jiri Wolf.
Jiří Wolf, a Czech political prisoner, anticommunist and signatory of Charter 77, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 74.
Born on January 5, 1952, in Jindřichův Hradec, he became known as a political activist and author who opposed Czechoslovakia’s communist regime. Wolf was first arrested in 1978 after police found material they described as subversive and anti-socialist, and he later said his confession had been forced under pressure.
His sentence was increased after he was prosecuted for false accusation, and he spent years in prison. In later life, he remained an outspoken critic of the political circles around Charter 77 and Václav Havel.