Jiřà Ignác LÃnek (Georg Ignaz Linek) (21 January, 1725 - 30 December, 1791) was a renowned Bohemian late-Baroque composer and pedagogue, said to have composed over 300[1] works in his lifetime. He is especially noted for his Christmas pastorals and for his initiation of a literary brotherhood within Bohemia. He was born at Bakov nad Jizerou. In the period official register was his name entered as Linka. Nevertheless, he always signed himself Linek. Read more on Last.fm