Žil(a)
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Nápověda
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Osobnost
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1592-1670
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"The teacher of nations"; considered the father of modern education; wrote "Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart"
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John Amos Comenius
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1982-
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goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal (previously for Chelsea) and the Czech Republic national team
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Petr Čech
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1824-1884
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composer, known for his opera "The Bartered Bride" (Prodaná nevěsta), symphonic cycle "My Homeland" (Má vlast) or a festival opera "Libuše"
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Bedřich Smetana
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1936-2011
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first democratically elected president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic; otherwise a playwright, philosopher, dissident and more
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Václav Havel
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1932-
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a Czech-American director, directed films like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Loves of a Blonde", "Hair" or "Amadeus"
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Miloš Forman
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1956-
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a tennis player, World No. 1 for 332 weeks in single and a record 237 weeks in double (her partner for doubles was chiefly Pam Shriver)
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Martina Navrátilová
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c.907-(929) 935
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the duke of Bohemia, assassinated by his brother, the patron saint of the Czech state; he appears in a carol ("Good King __________")
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Saint Wenceslaus
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1929-
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a Czech-French writer, wrote "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"
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Milan Kundera
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1937-
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an American politician and diplomat of Czech origin, the first female US Secretary of State, wrote "The Mighty and the Almighty" and "Madame Secretary"
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Madeleine Albright
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1883-1924
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German-language writer of novels and short stories, wrote "The Metamorphosis", "The Trial" or "The Castle"
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Franz Kafka
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1942-2016
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an artist gymnast, exceptionally successful between 1964-68; had a lot of problems because of her loud protests and opposition to the Soviet regime
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Věra Čáslavská
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1972-
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an ice-hockey right-winger, the leading point scorer among active NHL players, was the youngest and is the oldest NHL player
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Jaromír Jágr
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1841-1904
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composed "Rusalka", an opera which includes the "Song to the Moon"
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Antonín Dvořák
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1860-1939
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an Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, painted "The Slav Epic" (Slovanská epopej), lived and worked in Paris for some time; a tennis player Ivan Lendl collects his paintings
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Alphonse Mucha
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1878-1930
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a soprano opera singer, used to performe in Berlin and at the New York Metropolitan Opera; a 2000 Czech koruna banknote portrays her likeness
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Emmy Destinn
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