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Zdeněk Kutil
Zdeněk is a Czech given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius. contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of Zdeslav.Jan Svoboda, Staročeská osobní jména se základem sd , sdě-, :Onomastica nr 7, r. IV, z. 2, Wrocław 1958 The South Slavic counterpart is Zdenko. The feminine counterpart is Zdenka. In Slovenian, it means stopgap. Notable people with the name include: * Zdeněk Altner (born 1947), Doctor of Laws, is a Czech lawyer and advocate * Zdeněk Adamec (born 1956), retired javelin thrower who represented Czechoslovakia *Zdeněk Bárta (1891–1987), Bohemian Olympic fencer * Jan Zdeněk Bartoš (1908–1981), Czech composer * Zdeněk Bažant (born 1937), Professor at Northwestern University's Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science * Zdeněk Blatný (born 1981), Czech professional ice hockey left wing * Zdeněk Bohutínský (born 1946), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist * Zdeněk Bradáč (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Language
Czech (; Czech ), historically also Bohemian (; ''lingua Bohemica'' in Latin), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 10 million people, it serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak, to the point of high mutual intelligibility, as well as to Polish to a lesser degree. Czech is a fusional language with a rich system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German. The Czech–Slovak group developed within West Slavic in the high medieval period, and the standardization of Czech and Slovak within the Czech–Slovak dialect continuum emerged in the early modern period. In the later 18th to mid-19th century, the modern written standard became codified in the context of the Czech National Revival. The main non-standard variety, known as Common Czech, is based on the vernacular of Prague, but is now spoken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Bradáč
Zdeněk Bradáč (born February 27, 1987) is a Czech illusionist, magician, escapologist and juggler. He has been recognized for breaking multiple records for straitjacket and handcuff escapes as well as juggling and illusions. Magician and illusionist He started doing magic at the age of eleven and now performs both in the Czech Republic and abroad. ''Guinness World Records'' Bradac holds multiple ''Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...'' for escape, illusion and juggling. According to Guinness, Bradáč has achieved, amongst his records the following feats: *The most handcuffs (7) unlocked in one minute in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on 15 February 2011 *The fastest time to escape from three handcuffs underwater (38.69 seconds) in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Hnát
Zdeněk Hnát (born 25 October 1935) is a Czech classical pianist, known especially for his interpretations of Czech music and chamber music. Hnat was born in Liberec, Czech Republic. He studied piano with Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová in Prague, and Heinrich Neuhaus (the latter at the Moscow Conservatory). He won numerous prizes, including First Prize at the Prague Spring Competition in 1957. He has made many broadcast and LP recordings, most of which have not yet been reissued on CD. The most celebrated records were those of Beethoven Hammerclavier Sonata, music by Prokofiev, Scriabin, works by Czech composers and chamber works. He appeared on stage in many important venues all around the world. Throughout his whole artistic career, he both performed and taught. He first taught at the Prague Conservatory and later at the Janáček Academy of Music, for a long time also as a headmaster of the Piano Department. He also appeared as a member of faculty at the "International Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Hedrlín
Zdeněk Hedrlín (1933 – April 22, 2018) was a Czech mathematician, specializing in universal algebra and combinatorial theory, both in pure and applied mathematics. Zdeněk Hedrlín received his PhD from Prague's Charles University in 1963. His thesis on commutative semigroups was supervised by Miroslav Katětov. Hedrlín held the title of ''Docent'' (associated professor) at Charles University. There he worked at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics for over 60 years until he died at age 85. He was among the first Czech mathematicians to do research on category theory. In 1970 Hedrlín was an Invited Speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Nice. In the later part of his career, he focused on applications of relational structures and led very successful special and interdisciplinary seminars. Applications to biological cell behavior earned him and his students a European grant. (He and his students worked on computational cell models of cancer.) Hed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Grygera
Zdeněk Grygera (; born 14 May 1980) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early career Grygera began his career at Petra Drnovice before moving to Sparta Prague. Ajax In July 2003, he was signed by Dutch club Ajax for an undisclosed fee, estimated to be around €3.5 million. His first goal came for the club came in September 2004, a 5–0 thrashing away at Den Bosch. He soon became a fan favorite, especially after scoring against bitter rivals Feyenoord in the April ''Klassieker''. Juventus On 10 January 2007, it was confirmed by Ajax Technical Director Martin van Geel that Grygera would be leaving for Juventus on a Bosman transfer when his contract with Ajax expired in June 2007. He was supposed to transfer after the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but the ''Calciopoli'' scandal prevented him from doing so. He expressed his delight over the possibility of playing with one of his Czech compatriots, Pavel Nedvěd. Due to his versatility, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Groessl
Zdeněk Groessl (born 8 September 1941) is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... He was born in Plzeň. In 1968 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later he finished sixth with the Czechoslovak team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played six matches. External links * * 1941 births Living people Czech men's volleyball players Czechoslovak men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Czechoslovakia Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czecho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Frolík
Zdeněk Frolík (March 10, 1933 – May 3, 1989) was a Czech mathematician. His research interests included topology and functional analysis. In particular, his work concerned covering properties of topological spaces, ultrafilters, homogeneity, measures, uniform spaces. He was one of the founders of modern descriptive theory of sets and spaces. Two classes of topological spaces are given Frolík's name: the class P of all spaces X such that X \times Y is pseudocompact for every pseudocompact space Y, and the class C of all spaces X such that X \times Y is countably compact for every countably compact space Y. Frolík prepared his Ph.D. thesis under the supervision of Miroslav Katetov and Eduard Čech. on the |
Zdeněk Folprecht (footballer)
Zdeněk Folprecht (born 1 July 1991) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech National Football League club Vlašim. Career Folprecht joined Viktoria Žižkov on loan for a second spell in June 2011. Folprecht joined Slovan Liberec in June 2015. On 25 February 2022, he moved to Italy and signed with Serie C club Pistoiese Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921 and later restored after bankruptcy, the team plays their home games .... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Folprecht, Zdenek 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Kladno Czech footballers Association football midfielders Czech Republic youth international footballers Czech Republic under-21 international footballers Czech First League players Czech National Football League players Azerbaijan Premier League players C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Folprecht (composer)
Zdeněk Folprecht (Turnov 26 January 1900 - 29 October 1961 Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...) was a Czech composer and conductor.Jarmil Burghauser Slavní čeští dirigenti - 1963 p 126 Snad ještě intenzivněji se skladatelsky uplatňoval další dirigent Národního divadla Zdeněk Folprecht (1900 — 1961), žák Foerstrův, Novákův a Talichův. Odešel brzy na Slovensko, které miloval, a působil tu až do neblahých dnů roku 1938 ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Folprecht, Zdenek Czech composers Czech male composers Czech conductors (music) Male conductors (music) 1900 births 1961 deaths People from Turnov 20th-century conductors (music) Burials at Vyšehrad Cemetery 20th-century Czech male musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Fifka
Zdeněk Fifka is a retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-to-late 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 event at the 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Spittal an der Drau, Austria under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time in a row after hosting the event previously in 1963. It was the 9th edition. It also mar ... in Spittal. References * Czechoslovak male canoeists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Fierlinger
Zdeněk Fierlinger (11 July 1891 – 2 May 1976) was a Czechoslovak diplomat and politician. He served as the prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1944 to 1946, first in the London-based exiled government and later in liberated Czechoslovakia. His name is often associated with the merger of his Social Democratic Party with the Czechoslovak Communist Party after the communist coup in 1948. He was the uncle of Paul Fierlinger, the famous animator for numerous PBS cartoons. Early career Zdeněk Fierlinger came from a lower middle-class Czech family in the Austrian city of Olmütz (modern Olomouc, Czech Republic). Fierlinger's father worked as a teacher of French and English in the local high school. Fierlinger was described as a mediocre student, but one who was excellent with languages. He graduated from business school in 1910 in Olmütz and then worked as a sales representative in Russia, serving as a sales agent for the MacCormick International Harvester Company of Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Fibich
Zdeněk Fibich (, 21 December 1850 in Všebořice – 15 October 1900 in Prague) was a Czech composer of classical music. Among his compositions are chamber works (including two string quartets, a piano trio, piano quartet and a quintet for piano, strings and winds), symphonic poems, three symphonies, at least seven operas (the most famous probably '' Šárka'' and '' The Bride of Messina''), melodramas including the substantial trilogy ''Hippodamia'', liturgical music including a mass – a ''missa brevis''; and a large cycle (a total of 376 pieces, from the 1890s) of piano works called ''Moods, Impressions, and Reminiscences''. The piano cycle served as a diary of sorts of his love for a piano pupil, and one of the pieces formed the basis for the short instrumental work ''Poème'', for which Fibich is best remembered today. Early life and education That Fibich is far less known than either Antonín Dvořák or Bedřich Smetana can be explained by the fact that he lived during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
