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12 important persons in history

Charles IV (1316 - 1378) Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia





Mistr Jan Hus (John Huss) (1369 - 1415) religious thinker and reformer, burned at the stake in Konstanz





George of Podebrady (1420 - 1471) King of Bohemia, the last Czech as the King





Jan Ámos Komenský (Comenius) (1592-1670) Czech teacher, scientist, educator and writer, known as teacher of nations.





Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Czech composer of romantic music.





Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850 - 1937) the first President of Czechoslovakia





Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) Czech painter and decorative artist





Karel Čapek (1890-1938) one of the most important Czech writers of the 20th century





Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890 - 1967) Czech chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1959





Jaroslav Seifert (1901-1986) writer, poet, and journalist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1984





Otto Wichterle (1913 - 1998) Czech chemist and inventor, best known for his invention of soft contact lenses.





Václav Havel (1936) Czech writer and dramatist. He was the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic.

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