Famous People with Name Otakar

Otakar Boruvka            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Otakar Boruvka: was a Czech mathematician best known today for his work in graph theory, long before this was an established mathematical discipline.He was born in Uherský Ostroh, a town in Moravia (then in Austria-Hungary, later Czechoslovakia; today Czech Republic), and he attended the grammar school in Uherské Hradište, before changing in 1916 to the military school in Hranice and later enrolling into the military technical academy in Mödling near Vienna.

Otakar Marecek            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Otakar Marecek: is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Otakar Janecký            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Otakar Janecký: is a retired ice hockey forward.Janecký represented Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga for several seasons, and his number, 91, has been retired by Jokerit. Janecký also played SM-liiga for SaiPa and Blues.

Otakar "Otto" Vindyš            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Otakar "Otto" Vindyš: was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player (Defenseman) who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Otakar Ostrcil            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Otakar Ostrcil: was a Czech composer and conductor. He is noted for symphonic works Impromptu, Suite in C Minor, and Symfonietta, and in his opera compositions Poupe and Honzovo království.Ostrcil's main output consists of six operas: Jan Zhorelecký (written as a student under Fibich, 1898, unperformed), Vlasty skon (Vlasta's passing, premiered 1904, to a libretto previously considered by Smetana and Fibich), Kunálovy oci (Kunál's eyes, 1908), Poupe (The Bud, 1912), Legenda z Erinu (A Legend of Erin, 1921), and Honzovo království (Johnny's Kingdom, based on a short story by Leo Tolstoy, 1934). His most significant orchestral music includes Symphony in A (1906), Impromptu (1912), Suite in c minor (1914), Symfonietta (1922), Léto (Summer, tone poem, 1927)