Notables
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 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...
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 ...
Charles IV.
Charles IV also known as Charles of Luxembourg was born 14th of May, 1316 as Wenceslaus, son of the Czech king, John of Luxembourg and Elizabeth of Bohemia. As an infant, he was already imprisoned in ...
John of Nepomuk
John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk, a representative of the Czech baroque era, was a priest, vicar-general and a martyr of the Czech people. He was born around the year 1345 in a small village called Pom...
Emil Holub
Emil Holub One of the most famous explorers of the nineteenth century, Emil Holub was a doctor who fulfilled his dream of traveling throughout Africa. Emil was born in 1847 in a town in eastern Bohe...
Frantisek Adam Petrina
Prof. Ph.D. Frantisek Adam Petrina (December 24, 1799 – June 27, 1855) was a Czech scientist and mathematician. He was born in a tailor’s family in the town of Semily, which is near the city of ...
Jan Blahoslav
Jan Blahoslav Jan Blahoslav was a Czech priest and bishop of the Unity of the Brethren, pedagogue, humanistic writer, music theorist, and composer. He was born in Prerov on 20th February 1523. Early L...
