Notables
Karel Hynek Macha
Ignac Macha, later known as Karel Hynek Macha (1810–1836), was a Czech poet, and main representative of Czech romanticism. He was born and grew up in Prague. Macha was educated and could read and writ...
Saint Wenceslaus
Saint Wenceslaus was a Duke of Bohemia living approximately between 907 and 935. He came from the Premyslid dynasty. After his death, he has proclaimed a saint and became a patron saint of the Czech l...
Josef Kajetan Tyl
Josef Kajetan Tyl (February 4, 1808 – July 11, 1856) was a Czech playwright, writer, and actor. He is best known as the author of the Czech national anthem “Kde domov muj” (“Where My...
Rehor Hruby z Jeleni
Rehor Hruby z Jeleni was a Czech translator, writer, and humanist who lived during the reign of Vladislaus II of Hungary. Although he was a leading figure of Czech humanism and his works of translatio...
The characters of Ancient Bohemian Legends
Praotec Cech Praotec Cech is considered to be the Godfather of Czechia. It is believed that Praotec Cech was an old man that brought his people to the land, which was named after him – Cechy. The very...
Karolina Svetla
Karolina Svetla, originally Johanna Nepomucena Rott, was born on February 24th, 1830 into a wealthy family. Karolina received a good education when she was young, and so, in addition to German, she al...
John Amos Comenius
John Amos Comenius, often called the “teacher of nations”, was one of Czechia’s most prominent philosophical thinkers, whose influence extends far past the borders of Bohemia and ev...
Tomas Bata
Tomas Bata (April 3rd, 1876 – July 12th, 1932) was a Czechoslovakian businessman, entrepreneur, ‘king of shoe-making’, and founder of the Bata shoe company. Born into a family with a histo...
Jan Hus
Jan Hus Jan Hus, also called John Hus or John Huss, was born in Husinec around the year 1370 in Husinec and he died on the 6th of July, 1415 in Constance. He was a Czech theologian and philosopher. H...
Matthias of Arras
Gothic architecture was in its infancy when Matthias of Arras, an eminent architect from France, was called to lead the construction of the most meaningful and esteemed building in the Czech Republic ...
