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Bohumil
Bohumil is a Slavic male given name. Means "favoured by God" from the Slavic elements bog ''god'' and mil ''favour''. Pronounced ''baw-huw-MIL''. Nicknames are Bob, Bobby, Bohouš, Bohoušek, Bohuš, Mila, Milek, Bogie, Boga, Bozha. Another forms are Bogumił, Bogomil, Bogolyub. Feminine version is Bohumila, Bogumiła, Bogumila and Bogomila. Name Days *Czech: ''3 October'' *Slovak: ''3 March'' *Polish: ''13 January'', ''18 January'', ''26 February'', ''10 June'' or ''3 November'' Famous bearers *Bogumilus, Archbishop of Gniezno and a Camaldolese monk *Bohumil Makovsky, Czech American band leader *Bohumil Hrabal, Czech writer *Bohumil Brhel, Czech speedway rider *Bohumil Mořkovský, Czech gymnast *Bohumil Kudrna, Czechoslovak flatwater canoer *Bohumil Janoušek, Czech rower * Bohumil Golián, Slovak former volleyball player *Bohumil Němeček, Czechoslovak welterweight boxer *Bohumil Kafka, Czech sculptor and pedagogue * Bohumil Shimek, Naturalist, conservationist and professo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal (; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century. Early life Hrabal was born in Židenice (suburb of Brno) on 28 March 1914, in what was then the province of Moravia within Austria-Hungary, to an unmarried mother, Marie Božena Kiliánová (1894–1970). According to the organisers of a 2009 Hrabal exhibition in Brno, his biological father was probably Bohumil Blecha (1893–1970), a teacher's son a year older than Marie, who was her friend from the neighbourhood. Marie's parents opposed the idea of their daughter marrying Blecha, as he was about to serve in the Austro-Hungarian Army.“Vítová: Hrabal dostal šest pětek, a v Brně skončil”, Brněnský deník, 29 March 2009 World War I started four months after Hrabal's birth, and Blecha was sent to the Italian front, before being invalided out of service.Novinky.cz, 31 October 2004, reprinted from Právo Blecha's daughter, Drahomíra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Stasa
Bohumil is a Slavic male given name. Means "favoured by God" from the Slavic elements bog ''god'' and mil ''favour''. Pronounced ''baw-huw-MIL''. Nicknames are Bob, Bobby, Bohouš, Bohoušek, Bohuš, Mila, Milek, Bogie, Boga, Bozha. Another forms are Bogumił, Bogomil, Bogolyub. Feminine version is Bohumila, Bogumiła, Bogumila and Bogomila. Name Days *Czech: ''3 October'' *Slovak: ''3 March'' *Polish: ''13 January'', ''18 January'', ''26 February'', ''10 June'' or ''3 November'' Famous bearers *Bogumilus, Archbishop of Gniezno and a Camaldolese monk *Bohumil Makovsky, Czech American band leader *Bohumil Hrabal, Czech writer *Bohumil Brhel, Czech speedway rider *Bohumil Mořkovský, Czech gymnast *Bohumil Kudrna, Czechoslovak flatwater canoer *Bohumil Janoušek, Czech rower *Bohumil Golián, Slovak former volleyball player *Bohumil Němeček, Czechoslovak welterweight boxer *Bohumil Kafka, Czech sculptor and pedagogue * Bohumil Shimek, Naturalist, conservationist and professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Kubišta
Bohumil Kubišta (21 August 1884 in Vlčkovice, Bohemia – 27 November 1918 in Prague)Chilvers, Ian, and John Glaves-Smith. "Kubišta, Bohumil." in ''A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art''. Oxford University Press, 2009. Oxford Reference. Accessed 15 June 2013. was a Czech painter and art critic, one of the founders of Czech modern painting. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, but left in 1906 to study at the Reale Istituto di Belle Arti in Florence. He, Emil Filla, Antonín Procházka, and five others founded Osma (The Eight), an Expressionist-oriented group of artists. Work Kubišta came to his individual expression gradually, at first he was influenced by the work of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne. He educated himself in philosophy and optics, and studied colour and the geometrical construction of painting. Kubišta, like several other Czech artists of his generation, was strongly affected by the 1905 Edvard Munch exhibition in Prague. Together wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Shimek
Bohumil Shimek (June 25, 1861 – January 30, 1937) was an American naturalist, conservationist, and a professor at the University of Iowa. The Shimek State Forest in Iowa is named after him. Life Family and early life Shimek was born on a farm near Shueyville, Iowa to Czech parents, Maria Theresa and Francis Joseph Shimek, who came to the United States to escape religious and political persecution under the Austrian Empire. In 1866, the family moved to Iowa City to have access to medical care for his mother, who was suffering from tuberculosis. However, she succumbed to the disease soon afterwards. Shimek's father worked as a cobbler. In 1878, Francis Shimek became paralyzed and later died in 1880. Education and career Bohumil Shimek first attended college in 1878 at the University of Iowa as a student of engineering. During this time he became acquinated with Henry Pilsbry and the two would often collect shells together. He graduated from the university in 1883 with a degree i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Makovsky
Bohumil (Boh) Makovsky (September 23, 1878 – June 12, 1950) was a band director and head of the Department of Music at Oklahoma A&M College (now known as Oklahoma State University) from 1915 to 1945. He is considered "the Guiding Spirit" of Kappa Kappa Psi, a national fraternity for college band members. Makovsky was well known for his uncrushed bowtie, early morning band rehearsals, and a pipe in the shape of a saxophone. Early life Bohumil Makovsky represented a fulfillment of the "American Dream." He was born on September 23, 1878 in Františky, Bohemia to a Czech speaking family of Vaclav and Anna Hladik Makovsky. Boh's father died before Boh was born, his mother when he was 12. He had little formal education, and was trained in clarinet and violin by his uncle, Tomas Makovsky, who had once taught a royal family in Russia. Boh continued living with his older brother on the family estate for another 5 years after his mother's death. Then, in 1895, his older sister, Anna B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Golián
Bohumil Golian (25 March 1931 – 11 January 2012) was a Slovak volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moštenica and died in Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim .... In 1964 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played six matches. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Czechoslovak team in the 1968 Olympic tournament. He played seven matches. References External links * Obituary: Slovak Volleyball legend Bohumil Golian* 1931 births 2012 deaths Czechoslovak men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Czechoslovakia Volleyball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Volleyball players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Müller
Bohumil Müller (30 June 1915 – 7 November 1987) was a religious leader of Jehovah's Witnesses in Czechoslovakia during World War II and the communist period, when their activities were banned by the Nazis and later by the communists. He spent fourteen years in concentration camps and communist prisons. Early life Müller was born in 1915 to Czech parents in Zbiroh, central Bohemia, some 30 miles west of Prague. His father, Tomáš Müller, was a leading member of the Unity of Brethren church, but the family converted to Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1931. Bohumil was 16 at the time and learning to be a typesetter while his brother, Karel, was learning bookbinding. Young Bohumil became very active in his faith and shortly after conversion he started working in the main office of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Prague. He progressed very quickly within the organisation, gaining greater responsibility. The Witnesses at that time used two legal corporations to facilitate their religious a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Kafka
Bohumil Kafka (14 February 1878 in Nová Paka – 24 November 1942 in Prague) was a Czech people, Czech sculptor and pedagogue. He studied in Prague with sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek before moving to Vienna, Austria, Vienna and then Paris, France, Paris to continue his studies. He worked in London, England, London, Berlin and Rome, Italy, Rome before returning and settling in Prague. He frequently worked in an Symbolism (arts), Expressive symbolist style, was a noted animalier as well as being known for his decorative sculpture. He was considered a predecessor to the Art Nouveau style and was highly influenced by the works of Auguste Rodin. Gallery Jan Zizka Vitkov Prague CZ 007.jpg, Equestrian statue of Jan Žižka on Vítkov Hill in Prague Stefanik statue Observatory Prague CZ 01.JPG, Statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik at the Prague Observatory References *Mackay, James, ''The Dictionary of Sculptors in Bronze'', Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk 1977 *Matěj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Mořkovský
Bohumil Mořkovský (December 14, 1899 – July 16, 1928) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Valašské Meziříčí, Moravia. He died less than a month before he could have made a repeat Olympic appearance. In 1924 he won a bronze medal in the vault competition. At the 1924 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events: * Rings - sixth place * Individual all-around - 13th place * Parallel bars - 13th place * Rope climbing - 18th place * Sidehorse vault - 23rd place * Pommel horse - 31st place * Horizontal bar - 41st place * Team all-around - did not finish Legacy In 2019, the Czech Postal System issued a postcard commemorating Mořkovský. Although a kind gesture, it raises questions, considering that Mořkovský's only Olympic medal was only a bronze in an individual apparatus final. Many other more accomplished Czech gymnasts have not received such commemoration. Additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogomil (name)
Bogomil (Cyrillic: Богомил, also Bogumił in Polish, Bohumil in Czech and Slovak) is a Bulgarian given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of the Slavic words 'bog' (god) and 'mil' (dear) and means 'Dear to God'. Its feminine equivalents are Bogomila, Bogumiła, Bohumila. The sound change of 'g' > 'h' occurred in Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech and Slovak. Similar names include Latin Amadeus, Greek Theophil and German Gottlieb. The name may refer to: People *Bogomil (priest), medieval Bulgarian monk, founder of the Gnostic sect known as Bogomilism *blessed Bogumilus (Bogumił) (died 1182 or 1204), archbishop of Gniezno and hermit * Bogomil Avramov, Bulgarian writer * Bogumil Dawison, German actor * Bogomil Dyakov, Bulgarian footballer *Bogomil Gjuzel, Macedonian writer *Bogumił (Archbishop of Gniezno) (died 1092) *Bogumil Goltz, German humorist and satirist * Bogumił Grott, Polish historian, lecturer and professor at the Institute of Religious Studies of Jagielloni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Veselý
Bohumil Veselý (born 18 June 1945) is a retired Czech footballer. During his career he played for AC Sparta Prague. He earned 26 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May t .... External links * * 1945 births Living people Footballers from Prague Czech footballers Czechoslovak footballers Czechoslovakia international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players AC Sparta Prague players Association football midfielders {{CzechRepublic-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Brhel
Bohumil "Bo" Brhel is a Czech speedway rider and he won the 2001 Individual European Champion title. He won the Czechoslovakian title on six occasions Career World Final Appearances * 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 16th - 1pt *1994 - Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center - 10th - 6pts Speedway Grand Prix World (European) Under-21 Championship * 1986 Rivne - 4th - 10pts Speedway World Team Cup * 1990 - Pardubice - 4th - 19pts (6) * 1999 - Pardubice - 2nd - 35pts (9) Speedway World Cup * 2002 - Peterborough, East of England Showground - 5th - 36pts (5) Speedway World Pairs Championship * 1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Zdeněk Tesař) - 7th - 25pts (14) * 1991 - Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Roman Matoušek) - 5th 18pts (12) Individual European Championship * 2001 - Heusden-Zolder, Heusden-Zolder Speedway - Winner - 14pts * 2002 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium - 5th - 10pts European Pairs Championship * 2004 - Winner - 28pts (16) * 2005 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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