Famous People with Name Bedrich

Bedrich Feuerstein            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bedrich Feuerstein: was a Czech architect, painter and essayist.Between 1924 and 1926 he worked with Auguste Perret in Paris, and between 1929 and 1931 in Tokyo, Japan with Antonín Raymond. His work was influenced by purism and by Frank Lloyd Wright.After returning from Japan, Feuerstein suffered from nervous illness. His worsening condition and his financial problems led him to commit suicide in 1936, in Prague.

Bedrich Diviš Weber            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bedrich Diviš Weber: was a Bohemian composer and musicologist primarily remembered as the first Director of the Prague Conservatory, in whose foundation he played a leading role.Weber studied philosophy and law in Prague before turning his attention definitively to music, studying under Abbe Vogler. He became an advocate for the music of Mozart after meeting him in Prague, and his compositions bear evidence of this influence, being firmly rooted in that stylistic period. He was antagonistic towards the work of Beethoven and Carl Maria von Weber (no relation), although an enthusiast for the work of Richard Wagner. In 1832 he conducted the first performance of Wagner's Symphony in C major, a student performance at the Prague Conservatory.

Bedrich Antonín Wiedermann            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bedrich Antonín Wiedermann: was a Czech organist, composer, and teacher.He spent his early years in study under Josef Klicka and Vítezslav Novák, and taught such notable pupils as Jirí Ropek, Bedrich Janácek, and Josef Cernocký. Wiedermann gained great reputation as an organist, he performed in England (1924), New York (1924), Germany (1925), Sweden (1926), and Belgium (1935).[1]

Bedrich Schejbal            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bedrich Schejbal: was a Bohemian Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Bedrich Dvorák            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bedrich Dvorák: is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.