The Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk ( cz, Řád Tomáše Garrigua Masaryka) is an Order of the

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 ...

and the former

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

. It was established in 1990 after the

Velvet Revolution The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ...

, and re-established in 1994 (following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia). The President of the Czech Republic awards it to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of democracy, humanity and human rights. Unlike in the past, it is awarded to the Czech citizens and foreigners alike. The order has five classes, of which class I is the highest. The order is named in honor of

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Tomáš () is a Czech and Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas. It may refer to: * Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), first President of Czechoslovakia * Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), Czech footwear entrepreneur * Tomáš Berdyc ...

, an advocate of Czechoslovak independence and the first President of

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

Design

The insignia was designed by Vladimír Oppl. The badge is a blue enameled star-shaped ornament with Masaryk's portrait placed in the center. A medallion placed centrally on the reverse of the badge bears the Greater Coat of Arms of the Czech Republic encircled by a white ring with the inscription "VERNI ZUSTANEME" ("We Shall Remain Faithful"), the motto of the Order.

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Recipients

Czechoslovakia

1991

*Cardinal

Josef Beran Josef Beran (29 December 1888 – 17 May 1969) was a Czech Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Prague from 1946 until his death and was elevated into the cardinalate in 1965. Adam Beran was imprisoned in the Dachau concentr ...

, in memoriam, class I *

Josef Čapek Josef Čapek (; 23 March 1887 – April 1945) was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet. He invented the word "robot", which was introduced into literature by his brother, Karel Čapek. ...

, Dr. h.c., in memoriam, class I *Prof. Dr.

Václav Černý Václav Černý (26 March 1905, Jizbice – 2 July 1987, Prague) was a Czechoslovak literary scholar, writer and philosopher. He was an enthusiast of Spanish literature and philosophy and translated into Czech a number of literary and philosophi ...

, CSc., in memoriam, class I *

Rudolf Firkušný Rudolf Firkušný (; 11 February 191219 July 1994) was a Moravian-born, Moravian-American classical pianist. Life Born in Moravian town Napajedla, Firkušný started his musical studies with the composers Leoš Janáček and Josef Suk, and ...

, class I *Prof. Dr.

Milan Hodža Milan Hodža (1 February 1878 – 27 June 1944) was a Slovak politician and journalist, serving from 1935 to 1938 as the prime minister of Czechoslovakia. As a proponent of regional integration, he was known for his attempts to establish a demo ...

, in memoriam, class I *JUDr.

Milada Horáková Milada Horáková (née Králová, 25 December 1901 – 27 June 1950) was a Czech politician and a member of underground resistance movement during World War II. She was a victim of judicial murder, convicted and executed by the nation's Commu ...

, in memoriam, class I *JUDr.

Janko Jesenský Baron Ján Jesenský (30 December 1874 in Tučiansky Svätý Martin ( hu, Túrócszentmárton), Kingdom of Hungary (present day Martin, Slovakia) – 27 December 1945 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak lower nobleman of the House of ...

, in memoriam, class I *Ing. arch.

Dušan Jurkovič Dušan Samo Jurkovič (23 August 1868, Turá Lúka – 21 December 1947, Bratislava) was a Slovak architect, furniture designer, artist and ethnographer. One of the best-known promoters of Slovak art in 20th century Czechoslovakia, he is reme ...

, in memoriam, class I *

Záviš Kalandra Záviš Kalandra (10 November 1902 – 27 June 1950) was a Czechoslovak historian, theatre critic and theorist of literature. He was born in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. He studied philosophy at the Charles University in Prague and then in Berlin ...

, in memoriam, class I *

Rafael Kubelík Rafael Jeroným Kubelík, KBE (29 June 1914 – 11 August 1996) was a Czech conductor and composer. Son of a well-known violinist, Jan Kubelík, he was trained in Prague, and made his debut with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of ...

, class I *

Jan Masaryk Jan Garrigue Masaryk (14 September 1886 – 10 March 1948) was a Czech diplomat and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948. American journalist John Gunther described Masaryk as "a brave, honest, turbul ...

, Dr.h.c., in memoriam, class I *

Jan Palach Jan Palach (; 11 August 1948 – 19 January 1969) was a Czech student of history and political economics at Charles University in Prague. His self-immolation was a political protest against the end of the Prague Spring resulting from the 1968 in ...

, in memoriam, class I *Dr. Ján Papánek, class I *Prof.

Jan Patočka Jan Patočka (; 1 June 1907 – 13 March 1977) was a Czech philosopher. Having studied in Prague, Paris, Berlin, and Freiburg, he was one of the last pupils of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. In Freiburg he also developed a lifelong philos ...

, in memoriam, class I *

Ferdinand Peroutka Ferdinand Peroutka (6 February 1895 – 20 April 1978) was a Czech journalist and writer. A prominent political thinker and journalist during the First Czechoslovak Republic, Peroutka was persecuted by the Nazi regime for his democratic convict ...

, in memoriam, class I *Prof. PhDr. Daniel Rapant, in memoriam, class I *Dr. Fedor Ruppeldt, in memoriam, class I *

Jaroslav Seifert Jaroslav Seifert (; 23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist. Seifert was awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides ...

, in memoriam, class I *Ing. Rostislav Sochorec, in memoriam, class I *PhDr. Milan Šimečka, in memoriam, class I *Prof. Svätopluk Štúr, in memoriam, class I *

Dominik Tatarka Dominik Tatarka (14 March 1913 – 10 May 1989) was a Slovak writer famous for his 1956 satirical text ''The Demon of Consent'' (''Démon súhlasu'' in Slovak) condemning Stalinism. Early life Tatarka was born in Plevník-Drienové to Jozef ...

, in memoriam, class I *Cardinal František Tomášek, class I *

Jan Zajíc Jan Zajíc (July 3, 1950 – February 25, 1969) was a Czech student who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest. He was a student of the Střední průmyslová škola železniční (Industrial Highschool of Railways) technica ...

, in memoriam, class I *

Tomáš Baťa Tomáš Baťa () (3 April 1876 – 12 July 1932) was a Czech entrepreneur and founder of the Bata shoe company. His career was cut short when he died in a plane accident due to bad weather. His half-brother Jan Antonín Baťa took over his comp ...

, class II *JUDr. Prokop Drtina, in memoriam, class II * Rudolf Fraštacký, in memoriam, class II * Pavol Peter Gojdič, in memoriam, class II *Prof. Dr. Josef Grňa, in memoriam, class II * Egon Hostovský, in memoriam, class II *

Roman Jakobson Roman Osipovich Jakobson (russian: Рома́н О́сипович Якобсо́н; October 11, 1896Kucera, Henry. 1983. "Roman Jakobson." ''Language: Journal of the Linguistic Society of America'' 59(4): 871–883. – July 18,Jiří Kolář, class II *Dr. Jindřich Kolovrat, class II *MVDr. Martin Kvetko, class II *Reverend Dr. Jan Lang, class II *JUDr. Jozef Lettrich, in memoriam, class II * Bohuslav Martinů, in memoriam, class II *J.E. Dr. Anastáz Opasek, class II *Dr. Hubert Ripka, in memoriam, class II *Prof. František Schwarzenberg, class II *

Koloman Sokol Koloman Sokol (12 December 1902 – 12 January 2003) was one of the most prominent Slovakia, Slovak Painting, painters, graphic artists and illustrators. He was a founder of modern Slovak graphic art. Biography Koloman Sokol was born in Lipto ...

, class II *Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Stránský, in memoriam, class II *Msgr. Jan Šrámek, in memoriam, class II *Prof. Dr. Vavro J. Šrobár, in memoriam, class II * Jan Zahradníček, in memoriam, class II *Dr.

Petr Zenkl Petr Zenkl (13 June 1884 – 2 November 1975) was an influential Czech politician, government minister, mayor of Prague, chairman of the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party (1945-1948), deputy prime minister of Czechoslovakia (1946-1948) and th ...

, in memoriam, class II *ThDr. Josef Zvěřina, in memoriam, class II *JUDr. Samuel Belluš, class III *Dr. Johann Wolfgang Brügel, in memoriam, class III * Jan Čep, in memoriam, class III *Prof. Dr. Ivo Ducháček, in memoriam, class III *Prof. JUDr.

Karel Engliš Karel Engliš (17 August 188015 June 1961) was a Czech economist, political scientist, and founder of teleological economic theory.Holman, Robert, et al. ('History of economic thought'). Prague: C. H. Beck, 2005. . p. 504. Engliš was th ...

, in memoriam, class III *Prof. Jozef Felix, in memoriam, class III * Viktor Fischl (Avigdor Dagan), class III *PhDr. Bedřich Fučík, in memoriam, class III *ThDr. Alexandr Heidler, in memoriam, class III *Prof.

Václav Hlavatý Václav Hlavatý (27 January 1894 – 11 January 1969) was a noted Czech- American mathematician, who wrote on the theory of relativity and corresponded extensively with Albert Einstein on the subject. In particular, Hlavatý solved some very diff ...

, in memoriam, class III * Vincent Hložník, class III *JUDr. Fedor Hodža, in memoriam, class III *

Vladimír Holan Vladimír Holan (; September 16, 1905 – March 31, 1980) was a Czechoslovak poet famous for employing obscure language, dark topics and pessimistic views in his poems. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in the late 1960s. Life Holan was born ...

, in memoriam, class III *

Josef Hora Josef Hora (8 July 1891 – 21 June 1945) was a Czechoslovak poet, literary critic and journalist. Biography Early life Josef Hora was born in Dobříň, Litoměřice District, Bohemia in a farmstead, which now houses the Museum of Josef Hora. ...

, in memoriam, class III * Ota Hora, class III *

Jindřich Chalupecký Jindřich is a given name. It is the Czech version of the English name Henry. People with the name include: * Jindřich Bačkovský (1912–2000), Czech physicist * Jindřich Balcar (born 1950), Czechoslovak ski jumper who competed from 1974 to ...

, in memoriam, class III *JUDr. Ján Jamnický, in memoriam, class III *Ing. Štefan Janšák, Dr.h.c., in memoriam, class III *Prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kalista, in memoriam, class III *Prof. JUDr.

Imrich Karvaš Imrich Karvaš (25 February 1903 – 22 February 1981) was a Slovak economist. Life Imrich Karvaš was born in Varšany, now Kalinčiakovo, on 25 February 1903. He entered the Law Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava in 1921, graduating i ...

, in memoriam, class III *PhDr. Božena Komárková, class III *Dr. Ing.

Ivan Krasko Ivan Krasko (real name Ján Botto, pseudonyms ''Bohdana J. Potokinová'', ''Ivan Krasko'', ''Janko Cigáň'', 12 July 1876 in Lukovištia (''Lukovistye'') – 3 March 1958 in Bratislava) was a Slovak poet, translator and representative of moder ...

, in memoriam, class III *

Leopold Lahola Leopold may refer to: People * Leopold (given name) * Leopold (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Leopold (The Simpsons), Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons'' * Leopold B ...

, in memoriam, class III *PhDr. František Lederer, in memoriam, class III * Cyprián Majerník, in memoriam, class III * Ivan Medek, class III *

Václav Neumann Václav Neumann (29 October 1920 – 2 September 1995) was a Czech conductor, violinist, violist, and opera director. Life and career Neumann was born in Prague, where he studied at the Prague Conservatory with Josef Micka (violin), and ...

, class III *JUDr. Jaroslav Pecháček, class III *Dr.

Přemysl Pitter Přemysl Pitter (21 June 1895 – 15 February 1976) was a Czech humanist, pacifist, pedagogue, social worker and evangelical preacher. He founded Milíč House in Prague, during World War II supported Jewish families and after the end of the w ...

, in memoriam, class III *Prof. Karel Plicka, in memoriam, class III * Alfréd Radok, in memoriam, class III *Doc. PhDr. Milan Rúfus, CSc., class III *Ing. Josef Šafařík, Dr.h.c., class III * František Švantner, in memoriam, class III *Prof JUDr.

Eduard Táborský Eduard Model Accessories is a Czech manufacturer of plastic models and finescale model accessories. Formed in 1989 in the city of Most, Eduard began in a rented cellar as a manufacturer of photoetched brass model components. Following the succ ...

, class III *Doc.

Zdeněk Urbánek 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-, :Onomasti ...

, class III *

Jan Vladislav Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

, class III *

Jiří Weil Jiří Weil (; 6 August 1900, Praskolesy – 13 December 1959, Prague) was a Czech writer of Jewish origin and Holocaust survivor. His noted works include the two novels '' Life with a Star'' (''Život s hvězdou''), and '' Mendelssohn Is on the ...

, in memoriam, class III *

Otto Wichterle Otto Wichterle (; 27 October 1913 – 18 August 1998) was a Czech chemist, best known for his invention of modern soft contact lenses. Wichterle is the author or co-author of approximately 180 patents and over 200 publications. The studie ...

, class III *Prof. JUDr. Rudolf Briška, CSc., in memoriam, class IV *Prof. RNDr. Oskár Ferianc, DrSc., in memoriam, class IV * Ctibor Filčík, in memoriam, class IV *Doc. PhDr. Alexander Hirner, CSc., in memoriam, class IV * Ján Jesenský, in memoriam, class IV *Prof. MUDr. Jiří Král, DrSc., class IV * Anna Kvapilová, class IV *Prof. RNDr. Michal Lukniš, DrSc., in memoriam, class IV *Prof. PhDr. Ján Mikleš, CSc., class IV * Jarmila Novotná-Daubek, class IV *Dr. Gustáv Papp, class IV * Bernadeta Pánčiová, class IV *Prof. MUDr. RNDr. Bohumil Sekla, DrSc., in memoriam, class IV * Ester Šimerová, class IV *ThDr. Jan Šimsa, class IV * Jaroslav Werstadt, in memoriam, class IV *Dr. Ing. Peter Zaťko, in memoriam, class IV

1992

*JUDr. Ivan Dérer, in memoriam, class I *PhDr. Alfred Fuchs, in memoriam, class I * Jozef Gregor-Tajovský, in memoriam, class I *Prof. PhDr.

Kamil Krofta Kamil Krofta (17 July 1876 – 16 August 1945) was a Czech historian and diplomat.Honajzer George (1995). ''Vznik a rozpad vládních koalic v Československu v letech 1918-1938.'' stablishment and dissolution of government coalitions in Czecho ...

, in memoriam, class I *JUDr. Ivan Markovič, in memoriam, class I *JUDr. Štefan Osuský, in memoriam, class I *JUDr. Lev Sychrava, in memoriam, class I *JUDr.

Přemysl Šámal is a Czech masculine given name. The Polish alternative is Przemysł or Przemysław. Famous bearers Czech royals * Přemysl the Ploughman – mythical founder of the Bohemian royal dynasty of Přemyslids * Přemysl I Otakar – king of Boh ...

, in memoriam, class I * Jaroslav Šimsa, in memoriam, class I *Fr. Josef Štemberka, in memoriam, class I *MUDr.

Vladislav Vančura Vladislav Vančura () (23 June 1891 in Háj ve Slezsku – 1 June 1942 in Prague) was an important Czech writer active in the 20th century, who was murdered by the Nazis. He was also active as a film director, playwright and screenwriter. Early ...

, in memoriam, class I *ThDr. Vladimír Pavol Čobrda, in memoriam, class II *

Vojta Beneš Vojta Beneš (11 May 1878 – 20 November 1951) was a Czech educator, political leader in Czechoslovakia and brother of Edvard Beneš. Life and career Vojta Beneš was born in Kožlany, Bohemia, then a province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ...

, in memoriam, class II * Zdeněk Bořek-Dohalský, in memoriam, class II * Fedor Houdek, in memoriam, class II * Václav Majer, in memoriam, class II * Jozef Országh, in memoriam, class II *Prof. PhDr., ThDr. Samuel Štefan Osuský, in memoriam, class II * Antonín Pešl, in memoriam, class II *Prof. PhDr. Albert Pražák, in memoriam, class II * Vojtěch Preissig, in memoriam, class II *Prof. PhDr. Emanuel Rádl, in memoriam, class II *JUDr. Juraj Slávik, in memoriam, class II *Prof. PhDr. Anton Štefánek, in memoriam, class II *Prof. PhDr. Jan Uher, in memoriam, class II * Ján Ursíny, in memoriam, class II *Prof. PhDr. Růžena Vacková, in memoriam, class II * Ján Bečko, in memoriam, class III *JUDr. Ján Bulík, in memoriam, class III *Prof. ThDr. František Dvorník, in memoriam, class III * Julius Firt, in memoriam, class III *Ing. arch. Vladimír Grégr, in memoriam, class III *MUDr. Vlasta Kálalová-Di Lotti, in memoriam, class III *Prof. PhDr. František Kovárna, in memoriam, class III *MUDr. František Kriegl, in memoriam, class III *Prof. MUDr. Božena Kuklová-Štúrová, DrSc., in memoriam, class III * Ján Lichner, in memoriam, class III *ThDr. Antonín Mandl, in memoriam, class III * František Němec, in memoriam, class III *JUDr. Josef Palivec, in memoriam, class III *JUDr. Josef Patejdl, in memoriam, class III * Františka Plamínková, in memoriam, class III *Prof. Marie Provazníková, in memoriam, class III *

Václav Talich Václav Talich (; 28 May 1883, Kroměříž – 16 March 1961, Beroun) was a Czech violinist and later a musical pedagogue. He is remembered today as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, the object of countless reissues of his ...

, in memoriam, class III *ThDr. Štěpán Trochta, in memoriam, class III * Květoslava Viestová, in memoriam, class III * Františka Zemínová, in memoriam, class III * Stanislav Broj, in memoriam, class IV * Ludwig Czech, in memoriam, class IV *Prof. Josef Ludvík Fischer, in memoriam, class IV *PhDr. Želmíra Gašparíková, in memoriam, class IV *PhDr. Anna Gašparíková-Horáková, in memoriam, class IV *JUDr. Helena Koželuhová, in memoriam, class IV *PhDr. Karel Kučera, in memoriam, class IV * Zdeněk Němeček, in memoriam, class IV *Dr. Ing.

Václav Paleček Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav. Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda For ...

, in memoriam, class IV *Ing. arch. Bohumil Přikryl, in memoriam, class IV *JUDr. Ladislav Radimský, in memoriam, class IV *

Bohuslav Reynek Bohuslav Reynek (31 May 1892 in Petrkov (part of Lípa (Havlíčkův Brod District), Lípa) – 28 October 1971 in Petrkov) was a Czech poet, writer, painter and translator. Education and personal life From 1904 to 1911 Reynek studied at Grammar ...

, in memoriam, class IV * Josef Rotnágl, in memoriam, class IV *

Evald Schorm Evald Schorm (15 December 1931 – 14 December 1988) was a Czech film and stage director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 26 films between 1959 and 1988. Schorm was a notable exponent of the Czech Film New Wave. Biography Schorm was bo ...

, in memoriam, class IV *PhDr. Jan Slavík, in memoriam, class IV *MUDr. Karel Steinbach, in memoriam, class IV *JUDr. Grigorij Žatkovič, in memoriam, class IV

Czech Republic

1995

* PhDr.

Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright and critic. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel '' War with the Newts'' (1936) and play '' R.U.R.'' (''Rossum's Universal ...

, in memoriam, class I * JUDr. Ladislav Feierabend, in memoriam, class I * Mons. ThLic. Karel Otčenášek, class I * JUDr.

Ladislav Rašín Ladislav is a Czech, Slovak and Croatian variant of the Slavic name Vladislav. The female form of this name is Ladislava. Folk etymology occasionally links ''Ladislav'' with the Slavic goddess Lada. Spellings and variations In Bulgarian ...

, in memoriam, class I * Pavel Tigrid, class I * Charles A. Vanik, class I * Prof. PhDr.

René Wellek René Wellek (August 22, 1903 – November 10, 1995) was a Czech- American comparative literary critic. Like Erich Auerbach, Wellek was an eminent product of the Central European philological tradition and was known as a vastly erudite and ...

, class I * Lord Braine of Wheatley, class II * Dr. Karel Hrubý, class II * František Langer, in memoriam, class II * Karel Poláček, in memoriam, class II * JUDr. Mojmír Povolný, class II * Wolfgang Scheur, class II * ThDr. Antonín A. Weber, in memoriam, class II * JUDr. Vilém Brzorád, in memoriam, class III * Doc. PhDr. Josef Fischer, in memoriam, class III * Prof. PhDr. Ladislav Hejdánek, class III * PhDr. Zdeněk Rotrekl, class III

1996

* Jan Opletal, in memoriam, class I * JUDr.

Rudolf Kirchschläger Rudolf Kirchschläger, GColIH (; 20 March 1915 – 30 March 2000) was an Austrian diplomat, politician and judge. From 1974 to 1986, he served as President of Austria. Early life and education Born in Niederkappel, Upper Austria, Kirschlä ...

, class I *

Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. His term was marked by economic prosp ...

, in memoriam, class I * Blahoslav Hrubý, in memoriam, class II * JUDr. Antonín Hřebík, in memoriam, class II * Milena Jesenská, in memoriam, class II * Prof. ThDr. h.c. Dominik Pecka, in memoriam, class II *

Max van der Stoel Maximilianus "Max" van der Stoel (; 3 August 1924 – 23 April 2011) was a Dutch politician and diplomat, member of the Labour Party (PvdA) and activist who served as High Commissioner on National Minorities of the OSCE from 1 January 1993 unt ...

, class II * JUDr. Jakub Čermín, class III * Eugéne V. Faucher, class III * JUDr. Viktor Fischl, class III * Ing. Slavomír Klaban, CSc., class III * Prof. JUDr. PhDr. Radomír Luža, class III * P. Anton Otte, class III * ThDr. Bohumil Vít Tajovský, class III *

Ludvík Vaculík Ludvík Vaculík (23 July 1926 – 6 June 2015) was a Czech writer and journalist. He was born in Brumov, Moravian Wallachia. A prominent samizdat writer, he was best known as the author of the " Two Thousand Words" manifesto of June 1968. Pre- ...

, class III * Jiří G. Corn, in memoriam, class IV * Antonín Remeš, in memoriam, class IV

1997

* Gorazd (Pavlik) of Prague, Gorazd, Orthodox Bishop of Bohemia and Moravia-Silesia, in memoriam, class I * Olga Havlová, in memoriam, class I * František Halas, in memoriam, class II * Ing. Rudolf Battěk, class III * Otta Bednářová, class III * JUDr. Jaroslav Drábek, in memoriam, class III * Prof. PhDr. Josef Fišera, class III * Ing. Richard Glazar, class III * Mons. ThDr. Oto Mádr, class III * Prof. PhDr. Radim Palouš, CSc., class III * Karel Pecka, in memoriam, class III * Colonel (ret.) Luboš Hruška (colonel), Luboš Hruška, class V * Dagmar Skálová, class V

1998

* Zbigniew Brzezinski, PhD., class I * Jeane Kirkpatrick, Jeanne J. Kirkpatrick, PhD., class I * Henry A. Kissinger, PhD., class I * Jaroslav Kvapil, in memoriam, class II * Prof. Dr. Mikuláš Lobkowicz, class II * PhDr. Václav Renč, in memoriam, class II * Dr. Richard Belcredi, class III * JUDr. Stanislav Drobný, class III * Prof. Viktor M. Fic, class III * Emil Filla, in memoriam, class III * Mons. ThDr. Antonín Huvar, class III * JUDr. Václav Hyvnar, class III * Vlasta Chramostová, class III * Rudolf Karel, in memoriam, class III * Major General Jaroslav Kašpar-Pátý, in memoriam, class III * JUDr. Jiří Kovtun, class III * Prof. ThDr. Jan Milíč Lochman, class III * Mons. Václav Malý, Auxiliary Bishop of Prague, class III * doc. Jaroslav Opat, DrSc., class III * PhDr. Vilém Prečan, class III * Vladimír Sís, in memoriam, class III * Prof. ThDr. Ing. Jakub S. Trojan, class III * Emanuel Viktor Voska, in memoriam, class III * Marie Dubinová, class IV * Zdena Mašínová, in memoriam, class IV * Prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Mezník Csc., class IV * Dr. Jaromír Šavrda, in memoriam, class IV * Prof. Dr. Tomáš Špidlík, class IV (21 Oct. 2003 Cardinal) * Bedřich Utitz, class IV * Nicholas Winton, class IV

1999

* Josef Karel Matocha, PhDr. ThDr. archbishop of Olomouc, in memoriam, class I * JUDr. Oldřich Černý, class III * PhDr. Přemysl Janýr, in memoriam, class III

2000

* Rudolf Jílovský, in memoriam, class II * Ing. Josef Lux, in memoriam, class II * Prof. Dr. Jiří Horák, class III * Prof. PhDr. Milan Machovec, DrSc., class III * JUDr. Ing. Jaroslav Musial, class IV * Prof. Dr. Michael Novak, class III * Prof. PhDr. Miloš Tomčík, DrSc., class IV * Prof. Dr. Hans Dieter Zimmermann, class IV

2001

* Prof. Robert Badinter, class I * Ryszard Siwiec, in memoriam, class I * Vojtěch Dundr, in memoriam, class II * Prof. JUDr. Václav Chytil, in memoriam, class III * Jindřich Vaško, in memoriam, class III * Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi, class IV * Petr Adamus, class IV * Mons. ThDr. PhDr. Karel Vrána, class IV * P. František Lízna, SJ., class V

2002

* Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, Archbishop of Prague and Metropolitan Bishop of Bohemia, class II * Luboš Dobrovský, class III * PhDr. Richard Feder, in memoriam, class III * JUDr. Zdeněk Kessler, class III * Jacques Rupnik, class III * Karel Schwarzenberg, Karel Jan Schwarzenberg, class III * Karol Sidon, Karol Efraim Sidon, Rabbi of Prague and Chief Rabbi of the Czech Republic, class III * Mgr. Pavel Smetana, Moderator of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, class III * JUDr. Dagmar Burešová, class IV * JUDr. Ladislav Lis, in memoriam, class IV

2003

* Václav Havel, class I (conferred by the parliament) * Mary Robinson, class I * Willy Spühler, in memoriam, class I * Elena Bonner, class II * Sergei Kovalev, Sergey Adamovich Kovalyov, class II * Luisa Abrahams, class III * Miroslav Kusý, class III * PhDr. Emil Ludvík, class III * JUDr. Lubomír Voleník, in memoriam, class III * Adam Michnik, class III * JUDr. Antonín Sum, CSc., class III * Mons. ThDr. Jaroslav Škarvada, class III * Antje Vollmer, class III

2004

* Colonel (ret.) Arnošt Kubík, class III * Lieutenant General (ret.) Ing. Tomáš Sedláček (general), Tomáš Sedláček, class III * Colonel (ret.) Otokar Vinklář, class III * Fra. Josef Zlámal, O. Melit. Prior, class III

2005

* Brigadier General (ret.) MUDr. Josef Hercz, class I * Major General (ret.) Stanislav Hlučka, class I * P. Martin František Vích, class III

2006

* MUDr. Naděžda Kavalírová, class I * Brigadier General (ret.) Miroslav Štandera, class I * Matylda Čiháková, class II * Captain Václav Kojzar, in memoriam, class II * Mgr. Michael Josef Pojezdný, class II * Mons. Prof. ThDr. Karel Skalický, class IV

2007

*Vladimír Bystrov, class II *Jiří Formánek, class II *František Zahrádka, class III

2008

*Jakub Blacký, class II *Bohuslav Bubník, class II *Jan Graubner, class II *Josef Lesák, class II *Jaroslav Grosman, class III *František Wiendl, class III

2009

* Anděla Dvořáková, class * Josefina Napravilová, class III * František Šedivý, class II * Josef Veselý, class III * Pavel Žák, class IV

2014

* Hana Hegerová, class I * Miroslav Zikmund, class I

External links

Orders and DecorationsTomas Garrigue Masaryk Order on the site of the Prague Castle
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