Urzidil, Johannes: - Johannes Urzidil (1896-1970) was a German-Czech-Jewish writer, poet, historian, and journalist. Born in Prague, he was the youngest member of the Prague Circle and a friend of Max Brod, Franz Kafka, and Franz Werfel. With the occupation of his country by Nazi Germany, he and his wife fled to England, later moving to the United States. He started publishing fiction later in life, and is best known for the collection The Lost Beloved and the novel in stories Th Prague Triptych. Urzidil received a number of honors for his writing and has an asteroid named after him.