Alois Bohdan Brixius

Brixius in c. 1943

Alois Bohdan Brixius (30 September 1903 – 19 February 1959) was a Czech traveller, orientalist, journalist and travel writer.

He was born on 30 September 1903 in Bohinj.[1] In the 1920s and 1930s, he made several trips to the Middle East. After conversion to Islam, he published under the name Mohamed Abdallah-hadži Brikcius. He was an active member of Vlajka since 1936.

Brixius became the first Czech to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. He died on 19 February 1959 in Prague. He is buried at the Olšany Cemetery in Prague.[2]

References

  1. ^ Vojtíšek, Zdeněk (30 September 2023). ""Svaté nadšení nezastavilo se před ničím." – Před 120 lety se narodil hadži Brikcius". Náboženský infoservis (in Czech). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ Martínek, Jiří (17 June 2023). "Vševěd to ví: Cesta prvního českého hadžiho vedla z Mekky až ke kolaboraci". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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