Zdeněk Michael František Burian was born on 11 February 1905 in the town of Kopřivnice, then part of
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Burian began painting artwork depicting prehistoric life in the 1930s, the first completed painting being a 1935 piece depicting two temnospondyls. He is known to have been inspired to pursue palaeoart by the paint… See more

In the summer of 1924, Burian met Františka Loudová near Vyšehrad in Prague. The two were married on 14 February 1927. On 11 May that year, the couple had a daughter, Eva Hochmanová Burianová. Burian and … See more

Many Burian paintings have become celebrated images of palaeontology and palaeoanthropology. In his native Czech Republic, his paintings are considered national treasures. Although he never achieved q… See more

In total, Burian illustrated around two dozen books on palaeontology and palaeonthropology, as well as numerous magazine articles. In addition to several books published in Czechoslovakia, he produced p… See more