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Kohoutek
Kohoutek (feminine: Kohoutková) is a Czech surname. It is a diminutive of the word ''kohout'' and the surname Kohout. Notable people with the surname include: *Ctirad Kohoutek (1929–2011), Czech composer and music theorist *Luboš Kohoutek (1935-2023), Czech astronomer See also *Comet Kohoutek, a comet discovered by and named in honor of the astronomer *1850 Kohoutek, an asteroid named in honor of the astronomer {{surname Czech-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comet Kohoutek
Comet Kohoutek (pronounced "" , or "" ), formally designated as C/1973 E1, 1973 XII and 1973f, is a comet that passed close to the Sun towards the end of 1973. Early predictions of the comet's peak brightness suggested that it had the potential to become one of the brightest comets of the 20th century, capturing the attention of the wider public and the press and earning the comet the moniker of "Comet of the Century". Although Kohoutek became rather bright, the comet was ultimately far dimmer than the optimistic projections: its apparent magnitude peaked at only –3 (as opposed to predictions of roughly magnitude –10) and it was visible for only a short period, quickly dimming below naked-eye visibility by the end of January 1974. The comet was discovered by and named after Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburg Observatory on 18 March 1973; Kohoutek had been searching for Biela's Comet and had serendipitously discovered his eponymous comet while reviewing photographic plates for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luboš Kohoutek
Luboš Kohoutek (; 29 January 1935 – 30 December 2023) was a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets, including Comet Kohoutek which was visible to the naked eye in 1973. He also discovered a large number of planetary nebulae. Biography Kohoutek was born on 29 January 1935 to Hynek and Jarmila Kohoutek. His brother was the Czech composer Ctirad Kohoutek. Kohoutek was interested in astronomy since high school. He studied physics and astronomy at universities in Brno and Prague (finished 1958). Then he started to work in the Astronomical Institute of Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, where he published a well-cited catalogue (''Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae'', 1967). Kohoutek obtained a long term position at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg. After the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia (1968) he decided to stay in West Germany (1970). His discoveries in the 1970s made him well-known in the media. In la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1850 Kohoutek
1850 Kohoutek, provisional designation , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was named after Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek. Discovery ''Kohoutek'' was discovered during World War II on 23 March 1942, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany, Ten days prior to its discovery, the body was observed at Turku Observatory, Finland. However, these observations are not considered for the asteroid's orbital computation and its observation arc begins with the discovery observation at Heidelberg. Since the discovery was made in the second half of March, the letter "E" in the provisional designation is erroneous. It should have been "F", but the initially incorrect assignment has persisted. Classification and orbit It is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest families of stony asteroids in the asteroid belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctirad Kohoutek
Ctirad Kohoutek (18 March 1929 in Zábřeh, Czechoslovakia – 19 September 2011 in Brno, Czech Republic) was a contemporary Czech composer, music theorist, and pedagogue. Life In 1948–1949 he studied composition, musical theory and conducting under the famous composers Vilém Petrželka, Jan Šoupal, and Jaroslav Kvapil at the Brno Conservatory, later at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno. In 1963, he attended the ''Summer School of Music'' in Dartington, he attended also courses of Pierre Boulez and György Ligeti in Darmstadt (1965). He worked as a teacher at the JAMU in Brno. Since 1980 he was appointed the director of the Czech Philharmonic. He is the brother of astronomer Luboš Kohoutek Luboš Kohoutek (; 29 January 1935 – 30 December 2023) was a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets, including Comet Kohoutek which was visible to the naked eye in 1973. He also discovered a large number of planetary ne ..., who named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohout
Kohout (feminine: Kohoutová) is a Czech surname, meaning 'rooster'. The Polish counterpart is Kogut and the Slovak counterpart is Kohút. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleš Kohout (born 1972), Czech footballer * Antonín Kohout (1919–2013), Czech cellist *Eduard Kohout (1889–1976), Czech actor * Jan Kohout (born 1961), Czech diplomat and politician *Josef Kohout, known under his pen name Heinz Heger (1917–1994), Austrian Nazi concentration camp survivor * Michal Kohout (born 1996), Czech cyclist * Milan Kohout (born 1955), Czech-American artist and writer *Pavel Kohout (born 1928), Czech-Austrian novelist, playwright and poet *Pavel Kohout (organist) (born 1976), Czech organist *Slavka Kohout (1932–2024), American figure skating coach * Zdeněk Kohout (born 1967), Czech bobsledder See also * * *Kohoutek Kohoutek (feminine: Kohoutková) is a Czech surname. It is a diminutive of the word ''kohout'' and the surname Kohout. Notable people with the surname inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Surname
Czech names are composed of a given name and a family name (surname). Czechs typically get one given name – additional names may be chosen by themselves upon baptism but they generally use one. With marriage, the bride typically adopts the bridegroom's surname. Given names In the Czech Republic, names are simply known as ("names") or, if the context requires it, ' ("baptismal names"). The singular form is '. A native Czech given name may have Christian roots or traditional Slavic pre-Christian origin (e.g. Milena, Božena, Jaroslav, Václav, Vojtěch). It used to be a legal obligation for parents to choose their child's name from a list that was pre-approved by the government. Special permission was necessary for other names with exceptions for minorities and foreigners. Since the Velvet revolution in 1989, parents have had the right to give their child any name they wish, provided it is used somewhere in the world and is not insulting or demeaning. However, in recent yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
