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Jiří Velemínský
Jiří Velemínský (21 November 1933, in České Budějovice – 23 February 2008, in Prague) was a pioneering Czech Republic, Czech plant geneticist. He was a founding member of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic and held many high positions in the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Early life and education Jiří Velemínský was born in České Budějovice on 21 November 1933, the son of Leopold Velemínský and his wife Marie (née Mikuskovicová). He graduated from the Faculty of Science of Charles University, Prague in 1957. Career From 1956 to 1960 Velemínský taught at the then Pedagogical Institute in Prague. He obtained his degree in 1964, his Dr. rer. nat., RNDr. in 1968 and became a Doctor of Sciences in 1988. From 1963 he was employed by the Czech Academy of Sciences' Institute of Experimental Botany and was its director from 1990 to 1998. His scientific work focused mainly on mutagenesis in plants. As well as undertaking his own scientific work, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the whole Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. The Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White Mountain, the Habsburgs consolidated their rule. With the dissolution of the Holy Empire in 1806, the Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |