Famous People with Name Bohumil

Bohumil Kafka            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bohumil Kafka: was a Czech sculptor and pedagogue.He studied in Prague with sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek before moving to Vienna and then Paris to continue his studies. He worked in London, Berlin and Rome before returning and settling in Prague. He frequently worked in an expressive symbolist style, was a noted animalier as well as being known for his decorative sculpture. He was considered a predecessor to the Art Nouveau style and was highly influenced by the works of Auguste Rodin.

Bohumil Kucera            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bohumil Kucera: was a Czech physicist.Kucera studied physics at the Charles University in Prague and was the first scientist in Czech lands to examine the newly discovered effect of radioactivity. In 1912 he became professor of experimental physics at the university. He was the first to study droplets of mercury used as electrode (author of Zur Oberflächenspannung von polarisiertem Quecksilber, 1903). His work was the basis for the discovery of polarography by Jaroslav Heyrovský.

Bohumil Sekla            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bohumil Sekla: was a Czech biologist. He specialised in genetics and was known as an expert in determining parenthood by the biological-hereditary method.During 1933-45 Sekla was the leader of Czechoslovakian eugenic society (Ceskoslovenská eugenická spolecnost). During the 1950's he needed to defend genetics against Lysenkoism. When this theory got discredited he got the chance to establish and lead modern research institutes (Department of Human and Medical Genetics of the Biological Institute in 1969 and Department of Medical Genetics of the Teaching Hospital in 1970).

Bohumil Nemecek            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bohumil Nemecek: is a former welterweight boxer.

Bohumil Janoušek            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bohumil Janoušek: is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.