Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former Slovak football player, who played for FC Spartak Trnava.

Is a former Slovak football player, who played for FC Spartak Trnava.

Was a Czech composer and harpist.He learned music from his father while growing up in Paris; in 1773

Was a Czech composer and harpist.He learned music from his father while growing up in Paris; in 1773 he played a successful harp concerto in the Burgtheater in Vienna. After serving three years in Count Esterházy's court orchestra (1773–1776) during which he is said to have taken counterpoint lessons with Joseph Haydn, he embarked on a successful concert tour of Europe. In Paris and Metz he worked with manufacturers F. Nadermann and S. Erard towards improving the construction of the harp. He composed concertos and sonatas for harp and chamber music. He drowned himself in the Seine after his pupil and later wife, Anne-Marie Krumpholtz (1755–1824), also a virtuoso harpist, eloped to London, although the story that this was with pianist Jan Ladislav Dussek is apocryphal.[citation needed]

Was an eminent Czech physicist whose work focused on X-ray spectroscopy, the structure of crystals,

Was an eminent Czech physicist whose work focused on X-ray spectroscopy, the structure of crystals, vacuum techniques, radiometry and the physics of high pressures. Many of his findings are used in industry, especially in the manufacture of semiconductor parts and synthetic diamonds.

Is a Czech Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Is a Czech Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Czech composer of classical music.The abundance of the works is due to numerous factors. The A

Was a Czech composer of classical music.The abundance of the works is due to numerous factors. The American musicologist, Dr Lana Kay Johns (her "Annotated Bibliography")[2], has counted more than two hundred titles (a cataloging system referred to here as J). It includes compositions of great diversity ranging from an opera for children (The Postman's Tale, 1956) to partitions with full scores for orchestra, as well as the cantata Cosmae Chronica Boemorum, 1988) in the tradition of Dvorák on a mediaeval text. His Symphony n°3, "The End of the Century" was premiered in Prague in 1998.

Is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Ol

Is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored eleven goals.

A Czech linguist who was a pioneer in corpus linguistics and linguistic software.In the 1950s, Kucer

A Czech linguist who was a pioneer in corpus linguistics and linguistic software.In the 1950s, Kucera found his way to Brown University, in the United States, where he was able to further pursue his interest in linguistics (he remained there for the rest of his career). At Brown, he became interested in the computational analysis of human language, though at the time there were scarcely any tools for this type of research.In 1963-1964, Kucera collaborated with W. Nelson Francis to create the Brown Corpus of Standard American English, generally known as the Brown Corpus. This was a carefully compiled selection of current American English as published during the year 1961 in 1000 sources on a wide variety of subjects. It has been very widely used in computational linguistics,

Was a Czech Catholic priest and writer, realist, author of the so-called country prose. He joined th

Was a Czech Catholic priest and writer, realist, author of the so-called country prose. He joined the Czech Catholic modern style, but later severed the ties with that movement[1]. As writer, he emphasized traditional moral values of the countryside.

Was Czech paleontologist and archaeologist.Studied as medical doctor he came to work into area of Mo

Was Czech paleontologist and archaeologist.Studied as medical doctor he came to work into area of Moravský kras (Moravian Karst, today Czech Republic) in 1847 and since 1849 lived in Blansko. He started with geological exploration of the area and later with paleontology, archaeology and anthropology.

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals o

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Is a Czech actress and TV personality. She has won two Czech Lion awards for her roles in Nesmrtelná Teta and Fany. She is the mother of actress Simona Stašová.[2]

Was a Czech actress of the stage, television, and film. For many years she taught theatre classes at

Was a Czech actress of the stage, television, and film. For many years she taught theatre classes at the Janácek Academy of Music and Performing Arts.she began her career as an opera singer at the National Theatre in Brno in the mid 1920s. During the 1927-1928 season she abandoned her opera career and began working as a dramatic actress at that house in avant-garde plays directed by Jirí Frejka. She became a member of the National Theatre in Prague in 1928. She performed as a stage actress at that theatre up until her retirement in 1971.

Was a Czech film and television actress.Steimarová made her screen debut in the controversial 1933

Was a Czech film and television actress.Steimarová made her screen debut in the controversial 1933 Hedy Lamarr film Ecstasy. She appeared in nearly 40 films and TV shows during her career.

Is a Czech actress. She works mainly on television, but also, since 2007, in film.She studied Second

Is a Czech actress. She works mainly on television, but also, since 2007, in film.She studied Secondary Technical School in Melník and also she studied Musical Acting in Janácek Academy of Musical Arts. She is engagement of City Theatre in Brno.

Is a Czechoslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Oly

Is a Czechoslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for Czechoslovakia, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 500 m events. Four years later in Atlanta for the Czech Republic, Janácková was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 500 m events.

Was an important classical music composer.The Countess Schaffgotsch, who heard him playing the violi

Was an important classical music composer.The Countess Schaffgotsch, who heard him playing the violin, took him to Vienna in 1760 where she arranged lessons in composition with Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf. Further patronage helped him to travel and gain further knowledge of music and by the age of 35, he was moving in exalted musical company: it is reported he played quartets with Haydn, Mozart and Dittersdorf.[2] He wrote three operas: Il Demofoonte (1770), Il trionfo di Clelia (1770), and The Princess of Tarento.

Was an Austrian architect.Joseph Thalherr studied architecture in Vienna and, after graduation, wo

Was an Austrian architect.Joseph Thalherr studied architecture in Vienna and, after graduation, worked there as court architect, under the direction of Isidore Canevale.In 1782 he moved to Budapest and worked as chamber-architect, being promoted chief of the Hungarian Direction of Constructions. He is one of the main representatives of the Palladian revival in Central Europe. His constructions can be found in Budapest, Bratislava, Györ and several other Hungarian cities.

Was a Czech composer and violinist. Johann was the father of Carl Stamitz and Anton Stamitz, also co

Was a Czech composer and violinist. Johann was the father of Carl Stamitz and Anton Stamitz, also composers. His music reflects the transition of the baroque period to the classical era.

Was a Czech humanist, composer, pedagogue, poet, and dramatist. He was born in Vodnany (hence his su

Was a Czech humanist, composer, pedagogue, poet, and dramatist. He was born in Vodnany (hence his surname), in southern Bohemia. He studied at the University of Prague and in 1596 and was made Master of Liberal Arts there. He became a teacher in Prague and Kutná Hora. From 1603 he taught Greek and Latin at the University of Prague. He also taught history and Latin poetry. He was repeatedly appointed as dean, prorector, and rector of this university.

Was a Czech teacher, scientist, educator, and writer. He was a Unity of the Brethren/Moravian Protes

Was a Czech teacher, scientist, educator, and writer. He was a Unity of the Brethren/Moravian Protestant bishop, a religious refugee, and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica Magna. Comenius became known as the teacher of nations. He is often considered the father of modern education.

Was a Czech-American physicist at the University of Minnesota, who in 1911 invented the Zeleny elect

Was a Czech-American physicist at the University of Minnesota, who in 1911 invented the Zeleny electroscope. He also studied the effect of an electric field on a liquid meniscus.[1][2] His work is seen by some as a beginning to emergent technologies like liquid metal ion sources and electrospraying and electrospinning.

Is a former Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 she

Is a former Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 she was part of the Czechoslovak team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. She played all five matches and scored four goals.

Is a former footballer and football manager from Czech Republic.He played for SK Bata Zlín, FC Soch

Is a former footballer and football manager from Czech Republic.He played for SK Bata Zlín, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, SO Montpellier, RC Strasbourg and AS Béziers. He coached SO Montpellier, RC Strasbourg, AS Béziers in France[1] and Cantonal Neuchâtel FC, FC Xamax-Sports, FC Yverdon-Sports and FC Fribourg in Switzerland.

Is a Czech film and theatre[1] actor.In 1965–1982 he was one of the leading actors of The Drama Cl

Is a Czech film and theatre[1] actor.In 1965–1982 he was one of the leading actors of The Drama Club in Prague and has been noted as one of the Czech Republic's best performers.[2] Abrhám is married to Czech actress Libuše Šafránková.

Was a Czech paleontologist, geologist, and science popularizer.In addition to his scientific work (a

Was a Czech paleontologist, geologist, and science popularizer.In addition to his scientific work (about 120 publications), Augusta wrote about twenty books popularizing his profession, mostly targeted on the youth. He is best known for his reconstructions of fossil flora and fauna, together with the painter Zdenek Burian (1905–1981). He also participated on the famous movie Cesta do praveku (Journey to the Prehistory, 1954).