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Úbislavice
Úbislavice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative division Úbislavice consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Úbislavice (184) *Česká Proseč (31) *Chloumek (12) *Stav (115) *Štěpanice (24) *Zboží (89) Demographics Notable people *Jan Gebauer (1838–1907), Czech studies Bohemistics, also known as Czech studies, is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates Czech language and literature in both its historic and present-day forms. The common Czech name for the field is ''bohemistika''. A res ... expert * Věra Janoušková (1922–2010), sculptor and graphic artist References External links * Villages in Jičín District {{HradecKrálové-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Gebauer
Jan Gebauer (8 October 1838 in Úbislavice – 25 May 1907 in Prague) was a significant expert on Czech studies and one of the most renowned Czech scientists of all times. His scientific work was influenced by the methods of positivism. Biography Jan Gebauer was born into a poor family in the small village of Úbislavice near the Giant Mountains. Thanks to a recommendation from a local clergyman, Gebauer received an offer to study at high school in Jičín. After his school-leaving exam, he first went on to study theology, but he did not finish it and enrolled onto a philosophy program at Charles University instead. During the whole time of his studies, he suffered from a lack of money. After finishing his studies, he started working as a teacher – in Prague at first, later in Pardubice, and finally in Prague again. He received his Ph.D. in 1872 and became a docent of the Czech language at the Charles University in 1873. In 1880 he was named professor extraordinarius and one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Věra Janoušková
Věra Janoušková, née Havlová (25 June 1922 – 10 August 2010) was a Czech sculptor, collagist, painter and graphic artist. She was the wife of sculptor Vladimír Janoušek. In the 1960s, her sculptures made of enamel were among the highlights of Czech modern art and she is deservedly listed in Hazan's ''Nouveau dictionnaire de la sculpture moderne'' (Paris, 1970). After the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops in August 1968, both Věra and Vladimír Janoušek lost the opportunity to exhibit and worked in seclusion. After the Velvet Revolution, fall of communism in Czechoslovakia, Věra Janoušková had a retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery Prague, National Gallery in Prague. In 2004, she founded the Věra and Vladimír Janoušek Foundation and bequeathed the entire estate of the couple to Museum Kampa, Museum Kampa – Jan and Meda Mládek Foundation. Life Věra Janoušková (née Havlová) was born on 25 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |