Other Figures
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 Jessenius
Jan Jessenius was born on December 27 1566 in Vratislav (today’s Poland) and died on June 21 1621 in Prague. He was a Slovakian physician, politician, and philosopher. He played a significant po...
Alois Martin David
Alois Martin David was a Czech cartographer and astronomer born in a now no longer existing village Drevohryzy u Touzimi on the 8th of December, 1757. He died on 28th February, 1836 in the town of Te...
Jara Cimrman
Jaroslav Cimrman, better known by his nickname as Jara Cimrman or “the Master”, is a fictional character, a Czech universal genius, created by Zdenek Sverak and Jiri Sebanek, who has become a national...
Saint Agnes of Bohemia
Saint Agnes of Bohemia was born at the beginning of the 13th century and was the youngest daughter of the well-known Czech king Premysl Otakar I of the Premyslovci dynasty. She was perceived as the ic...
Tomas Stitny from Stitna village
Tomas Stitny was important to the early Czech reformation. He was born approximately 1333 in Pelhrimov town and passed away somewhere between 1401 and 1409 in Prague. He was a Czech noble, writer, pre...
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...
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 even Euro...
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...
