Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winte

Was an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Was a Czech writer, painter, graphic designer and book-printer.Váchal was as an illegitimate son of

Was a Czech writer, painter, graphic designer and book-printer.Váchal was as an illegitimate son of Josef Aleš-Lyžec and Anna Váchalová - his parents were never married. He was brought up by his grandparents, Jan Aleš and Jana Alešová, in southern Bohemian town of Písek, where he entered grammar school but left it prematurely. In 1898 Vachal moved to Prague, there he studied bookbinding and started a friendship with his father's cousin, painter Mikoláš Aleš. He was influenced by Art Nouveau in that time.

Was a Czech sculptor credited for founding of the modern Czech sculpting style.Josef grew up poor in

Was a Czech sculptor credited for founding of the modern Czech sculpting style.Josef grew up poor in a suburb of Prague. His family pushed him to become a shoemaker but he shirked the duty by getting a job with a succession of Czech sculptors. There was no school program for sculpting so he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague instead. Afterwards he opened his own sculpting studio. He became greatly inspired by the French sculpting style as well as related arts such as photography and literature.

Was Czech environmentalist and politician.Vavroušek was co-founder of Civic Forum (1989) and first

Was Czech environmentalist and politician.Vavroušek was co-founder of Civic Forum (1989) and first minister of environment of Czechoslovakia (1990 - 1992). He coordinated (with Bedrich Moldan) the translation of Limits to Growth into the Czech language

Was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Ol

Was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Was Czech actor and singer.He is famous among Czechs for his comedial roles in many movies before an

Was Czech actor and singer.He is famous among Czechs for his comedial roles in many movies before and during World War II. He was falsely accused of collaboration by the communist government and could not perform.

Was a German architect and engineer best known for two neo-Renaissance landmarks in Prague, the Nati

Was a German architect and engineer best known for two neo-Renaissance landmarks in Prague, the National Theater and the Rudolfinum.As a 33-year-old professor of civil engineering, he was chosen as the designer of the original National Theatre. The theater burned shortly after its 1881 opening, and Zítek's student Josef Schulz was put in charge of the rebuilding. Zítek had a disagreement with the building committee and never set foot in the completed theater.

Was a Bohemian composer, violinist, and conductor. He studied with Karl Veit in his youth.[1] Labitz

Was a Bohemian composer, violinist, and conductor. He studied with Karl Veit in his youth.[1] Labitzky joined a traveling orchestra at age 14, and in 1820 took a position in an orchestra in Marienbad. In 1823-24 he was in Munich, and following this he toured Germany as a concert violinist. He put together his own orchestra in 1825, touring Vienna and Warsaw. He took a conducting position in Karlsbad in 1835, and his dance pieces became quite popular throughout Europe, including England. He was involved in "Cocks vs Purday", a British court case concerning copyright.[2] He was the father of August Labitzky.

Was a Czech physician, medical professor and dermatologist. Together with Carl Freiherr von Rokitans

Was a Czech physician, medical professor and dermatologist. Together with Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, he was the founder of the Modern Medical School of Vienna.He first served in Bohemia as physician during the outbreak of cholera, was assistant physician in the General Hospital of Vienna, 1832-38, in 1839 city physician of Vienna for the poor, and on 13 February 1840, on the recommendation of Dr. Ludwig Freiherr von Türkheim, chairman of the Imperial Committee of Education, was appointed to the unpaid position of chief physician of the department for tuberculosis just opened in the general hospital.

Is a Slovak figure skater who competed representing Czechoslovakia.

Is a Slovak figure skater who competed representing Czechoslovakia.

Is a former Czechoslovak football player and later a football manager.He played for Czechoslovakia a

Is a former Czechoslovak football player and later a football manager.He played for Czechoslovakia and was a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Is a Slovak former handball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 19

Is a Slovak former handball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored nine goals.

Is a ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He won two bronze medals in three O

Is a ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He won two bronze medals in three Olympics.

Was a Czechoslovak/Slovak basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was part of

Was a Czechoslovak/Slovak basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Czechoslovak basketball team, which finished seventh in the 1948 Olympic tournament.

Was a Slovak politician.Lenart was a member of the federal parliament (whose name changed several ti

Was a Slovak politician.Lenart was a member of the federal parliament (whose name changed several times) from 1960 to 1990, and was Speaker of the Slovak National Council 1962 - 1963. He was also a member from 1971 to (?)1990. He served as Prime Minister

Was a Slovak politician of the SPP, who became the fascist leader of the WWII Slovak Republic a sate

Was a Slovak politician of the SPP, who became the fascist leader of the WWII Slovak Republic a satellite state of Nazi Germany existing between 1939-1945. After the end of World War II, Tiso was convicted and hanged as a war criminal.

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished fourth in the K-4 1000

Is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished fourth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Was a Czech chess master.In the beggining of his career, he won at Brno 1899, took 3rd at Osyky u Lo

Was a Czech chess master.In the beggining of his career, he won at Brno 1899, took 3rd at Osyky u Lomnice, took 2nd at Brno 1901, and took 3rd at Brno 1905. He tied for 5-6th at Nuremberg 1906 (the 15th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Savielly Tartakower won), and shared 2rd at Brno 1907 (the 2nd Czech Chess Championship, František Treybal won).[

Was a Czech landscape painter, draughtsman, and graphic designer active between the art periods of R

Was a Czech landscape painter, draughtsman, and graphic designer active between the art periods of Romanticism and Realism.

Was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands.

Was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands.

Was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands.Fucík spent most of his life as the leader of

Was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands.Fucík spent most of his life as the leader of military brass bands. He was a prolific composer, with over 300 marches, polkas and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands he is sometimes known as the "Bohemian Sousa".

Was a Czechoslovak journalist, an active member of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (Komunistická

Was a Czechoslovak journalist, an active member of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (Komunistická strana Ceskoslovenska, KSC), and part of the forefront of the anti-Nazi resistance. He was imprisoned, tortured, and executed by the Nazis.

Was a scholar of the Celtic languages, particularly Irish, and a supporter of Irish nationalism. He

Was a scholar of the Celtic languages, particularly Irish, and a supporter of Irish nationalism. He was born in Prague, Austria–Hungary and studied at the University of Vienna, where he also taught from 1913 to 1920. From 1920 to 1935, he held the chair of Celtic philology at Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin, before the Nazis discovered that, in spite of being a German nationalist, he was of Jewish descent.

Was a Bohemian pianist and composer of Jewish birth. He was the great-uncle of the 20th century comp

Was a Bohemian pianist and composer of Jewish birth. He was the great-uncle of the 20th century composer Erwin Schulhoff.Moving to Paris shortly afterwards, he met Chopin who encouraged him in his bid to become an established professional pianist. The concerts which Schulhoff gave at Chopin's suggestion were greeted with such acclaim that he embarked on a long tour through France and to London, continuing his travels through Spain (1851) and Russia (1853). After this tour, he returned to Paris, where he devoted himself entirely to composition and teaching. He continued as a piano teacher when he settled in Dresden in 1870 and later moved to Berlin in 1897

Is a Slovak film director, actor, and scenic designer. He has directed for both film and television;

Is a Slovak film director, actor, and scenic designer. He has directed for both film and television; in the latter capacity he has directed episodes of a joint French-Czech television series based on the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon. His 1971 film Petrolejové lampy, was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.[1]