Notables
Joza Uprka
Joza Uprka was born on October 26, 1861 in Knezdub, a small Moravian village, into a peasant family. His father, Jan Uprka, was a peasant and a self-taught painter who instilled in his children...
Josef Lada
Early Life Josef Lada was a Czech painter, illustrator, stage designer, and writer. He was born on 17th December 1887 in village Hrusice in the Central Bohemian Region as the youngest child into a fam...
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht von Wallenstein was a feudalistic scoundrel. He had power, money, and his territory. He was known all over Europe thanks to his leadership and military success. Even though he was not born wi...
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka was born on 3 July 1883 in a Jewish family in Prague. His father, Hermann Kafka (1851-1931), was a wholesaler of haberdashery. His mother, Julie Kafka (1856-1934), was the daughter of a we...
John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice
Jan Zizka is considered a national hero in Czechia. An astonishing equestrian statue of him rests on Vitkov Hill in Prague and Trocnov. As a great general in the Hussite cause, he never lost a battle....
Jan Frantisek Beckovsky
Jan Frantisek Beckovsky was a Czech writer, historian, translator of religious literature, and priest. He was born on 18th August, 1658 in the town Nemecky Brod and died on 26th December, 1725 in Pra...
Premysl the Ploughman
The Premyslid dynasty was the longest-ruling line of princes and kings which ruled over the Bohemia land since the 9th century up until Wenceslaus III., with whom the bloodline ended. Forefathe...
Frantisek Ladislav Celakovsky
Frantisek Ladislav Celakovsky was a famous Czech poet, translator, literary critic, and linguist. He was one of the main figures of the Czech national revival. Celakovsky was born in 1799 into a famil...
Karel Havlicek Borovsky
Karel Havlicek Borovsky was a Czech writer, journalist, poet, and politician who played a significant role in the period of the Czech National Revival. The epithet Borovsky was derived from the town o...
Franz Martin Pelzel
Franz Martin Pelzel, born on 11th of November, 1734 in Rychnov nad Kneznou was a Czech writer, historian, philologist, teacher, and a prominent figure during the Czech National Revival and Age of Enli...
