Famous People with Name Frantisek

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.

František Záviška            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

František Záviška: was a renowned Czech physicist. The major asset of his scientific work is integrated in nine studies on waveguides published between the years 1912 and 1939. They evaluated, on the basis of the Maxwell equations, the effect of radiation by electromagnetic waves in space using conductible and non-conductible cylinders, tubes and their combinations, organized in different ways. The results of Záviška's experiments were groundbreaking, but they were published in Czech journals only and never became known abroad.

František Roubík            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

František Roubík: was an eminent Czech historian. He was an archivist for aristocratic family Czernin.

František Kaberle            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

František Kaberle: is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the 2005–06 season, he won his first Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes. Previously, he played for the Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta Thrashers. Kaberle was drafted 76th overall the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Kings. His brother Tomáš Kaberle plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and his father, František Kaberle, Sr. used to play for the Czech national ice hockey team as well. Both of the Kaberle brothers were named to the Czech national ice hockey team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

František Cipro            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

František Cipro: is a Czech football manager who most recently coached SK Dynamo Ceské Budejovice. He was an active player in the past.

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.