FAMOUS CZECHS

     First famous Czechs in Europe were probable our first kings,
but  we can't  forget patron  of Bohemia  , Svatý  Václav. He was
killed by  his brother Boleslav  in year 935  or 929. His  statue
stay on  Václavské náměstí in  Prague and his  portrait is on  20
crones coin. Around his  statue have been demonstrations, because
he is a symbol of a help in bed times.
     A man, who get a hereditary king title was Přemysl Otakar I.
He lived  in first half  of 12th century  and in the  begining of
13th century.
     Next important  Czech king was Karel  IV. He was son  of Jan
Lucemburský  and  Eliška  Přemyslovna.   He  was  one  from  most
competent  kings  in  Midle   Ages.  Karel  IV.,  Roman  imperor,
established Pregue University.
     Jan  Hus  tried  to  repare  some  stupid things in Catholic
church,  he was  a doctor  and profesor  of theology  on Prague's
University, but  for his ideas  about reforms he  was burnt. From
his doctrine growed Hussite movement.
     Jan Amos Komenský was teolog and priest. He brought new view
on schools.  In 1628 he  had to leave  Bohemia. Then he  reformed
schools  in  some  Europian  countries.  He  tried  to  make some
international institutions  for ensureing of peace  in Europe. He
is burried in Holand.
     Bohuslav  Brauner  and  Jaroslav  Heyrovský  were meaningful
Czech chemists.
     Bohuslav Brauner propagated periodical  law and he predicted
existence of isotops.
     Jaroslav Heyrovský  invented polarograf. It  is an apparatus
use in chemical analysis. He got a Nobel price.
     Ja3n Jánský explored blood groups A,B,AB,0.
     Jan   Evangelista  Purkyně   was  founder   of  experimental
physiology and helped to formulate cellular theory.
     Another famous czech person is Tomáš Garigue Masaryk. He was
a profesor  of philosophy  and sociology  in Prague  and he was a
politic.  During  World  War  I  he  struggled  for a indipendent
Czechoslovak state and in 1918 people elected him for a president
of ČSR. His name is joint mainly with democracy.
     Karel Čapek was a writer.  He worked between two world wars.
He  is known  mainly for  his anti-war  fictions and plays, witch
warn  against  fascism.  In  the  end  of 30s fascistic propagand
caused,  that part  of  Prague  inhabitants attacked  Čapek, they
wrote him  anonym letters, broke  his windows and  so on. It  was
because he  was danger for Hitler's  régime. It was big  press on
him and so when he got pneumonia, he died.
     Our  meaningful poet  is Jaroslav  Seifert. He  got a  Nobel
price. Partly it caused political situation. He got it in 1984.
     Miloš Forman is  film director. Since 1968 he  have lived in
USA.  He  made  very  famous  films.  For  example Hair, Amadeus,
Valmont ...
     Václav  Klaus is  famous, because  his economical  reform is
best from east-block countries. He is surely very good economist.
He is prime minister now.
     Václav Havel. At firs he was only author of plays, but later
he was founder  member and one from first  speakers of CHARTA 77.
He  was prisoned  for his  political activities.  In 1989  he was
leader  of  OF  and  then  he  was  elected  for  a  president of
Csechoslovakia. He is a president of Czech republic now.