Notables
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...
Jan Neruda
Jan Neruda is one of the greatest literary figures of the second half of the 19th century. He was born on 9 July, 1834 in Prague in the Mala Strana district and died on 22 August 1891. His house with ...
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...
Josef Jungmann
Josef Jungmann was born on the 16th of July, 1773 in Hudlice. He was a Czech poet, linguist, and a significant figure of the Czech National Revival, a movement dedicated to reviving the Czech language...
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...
Johann Evangelist Purkinje
Johann Evangelist Purkinje was a Czech doctor and physiologist, born at Libochovice Castle on 18th December 1787. He was one of the most famous scientists in the world of his time. During his l...
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 a...
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...
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...
