Famous People with Name Frantisek

František Kolácek            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

František Kolácek: was Czech physicist.Kolácek studied at German gymnasium in Brno (finished in 1868), then at technical universities in Prague and Vienna. At the Charles University in Prague, under guidance of Ernst Mach, he obtained doctoral decree in 1877. Worked as teacher at gymnasium in Brno (1 year) and then in Prague (18 years). Only in 1891 he was named professor of mathematical physics at Charles university. During 1900 - 1902 worked as professor at university in Brno but then returned back to Prague.

František Križík            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

František Križík: was a Czech inventor, electrical engineer and entrepreneur. The main belt asteroid 5719 Križík was named in his honor.In spite of this he managed (in 1866) to study engineering. In 1878 he invented a device to protect against collision between trains. His first experiments in Plzen resulted in the invention of the electric arc lamp, the so-called Plzen Lamp (1881), for which he successfully defended his patent against Werner Siemens. In 1884 Križík set up his own company building tramway lines, power stations and electric equipment.

František Patocka            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

František Patocka: was a Czech microbiologist and serologist. He established the study of virology in Czechoslovakia.Patocka studied medicine (specialised in microbiology) at the Charles University in Prague (finished in 1928). In 1936 he became head of the Czech Bacteriological Institute (after Ivan Honl). During the 1960s he worked as an expert for the WHO in India and Zaire.

František Palacký            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

František Palacký: Czech historian and politician.His ancestors had been members of the community of the Bohemian Brethren, and had clandestinely maintained their Protestant belief throughout the period of religious persecution, eventually giving their adherence to the Augsburg confession as approximate to their original faith. Palacký's father was a schoolmaster and a man of some learning.

František Josef Studnicka            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

František Josef Studnicka: was a Czech mathematician and popular pedagogue at Charles University in Prague. He was also an active contributor to astronomy and meteorology. He was known as the author of several textbooks and popular articles.

Josef František            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Josef František: was a Czechoslovak fighter pilot and World War Teo flying ace. He flew for the air forces of Czechoslovakia Poland and the United Kingdom. He is famous as being the number one allied ace in the Battle of Britain.