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Bečvář (surname)
Bečvář (feminine: Bečvářová) is a Czech surname, meaning 'cooper'. Notable people with the surname include: *Antonín Bečvář (1901–1965), Czech astronomer *Josef Bečvář General of the Army Josef Bečvář (born 11 August 1958) is a retired Czech army officer who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Military of the Czech Republic The Czech Armed Forces (), also known as the Czech Army, are the m ... (born 1958), Czech army officer * Miloš Bečvář (born 1957), Czech cross-country skier * Roman Bečvář (handballer, born 1966), Czech handball player * Roman Bečvář (handballer, born 1989), Czech handball player * Václav Bečvář (born 1957), Czech sport shooter * Václav Bečvář (weightlifter) (1908–1978), Czech weightlifter See also * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Becvar Czech-language surnames Occupational surnames ... [...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] |
Cooper (profession)
A cooper is a craftsman who produces wooden casks, barrels, vats, buckets, tubs, troughs, and other similar containers from timber staves that were usually heated or steamed to make them pliable. Journeymen coopers also traditionally made wooden implements, such as rakes and wooden-bladed shovels. In addition to wood, other materials, such as iron, were used in the manufacturing process. The trade is the origin of the surname Cooper. Etymology The word "cooper" is derived from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German ''kūper'' 'cooper' from ''kūpe'' 'cask', in turn from Latin ''cupa'' 'tun, barrel'. The word was adopted in England as an occupational surname, Cooper. The art and skill of ''coopering'' refers to the manufacture of wooden casks, or barrels. The facility in which casks are made is referred to as a cooperage. History Traditionally, a cooper is someone who makes wooden, staved vessels, held together with wooden or metal hoops and possessing flat ends or he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonín Bečvář
Antonín Bečvář (; 10 June 1901 – 10 January 1965) was a Czechoslovak astronomer. Biography He was born and died in Stará Boleslav. Among his chief achievements is the foundation of the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory and the discovery of the comet C/1947 F2 (Bečvář) (also known by the designations 1947 III and 1947c). His lifelong illness led him to the High Tatras where he founded the observatory. Bečvář is particularly important for his star charts: he led the compilation of the ''Atlas Coeli Skalnate Pleso'' (1951), published by Sky Publishing Corporation as the '' Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens'', which was the state-of-the-art atlas of its kind until Wil Tirion's "Sky Atlas 2000.0" in 1981. A dozen star names in the atlas are of unknown origin, no connection to any language or previous source has been discovered despite an extensive search. He also compiled ''Atlas eclipticalis, 1950.0'' (1958), ''Atlas borealis 1950.0'' (1962), and ''Atlas australis 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Bečvář
General of the Army Josef Bečvář (born 11 August 1958) is a retired Czech army officer who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Military of the Czech Republic The Czech Armed Forces (), also known as the Czech Army, are the military responsible for the defence of the Czech Republic as the main part of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (). The Czech Armed Forces led by the General Staff consis ... from 2015 to 2018. References External links Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Czech Republic Living people Czech generals Charles University alumni 1958 births People from Plzeň Chiefs of the General Staff (Czech Republic) {{CzechRepublic-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miloš Bečvář
Miloš Bečvář (born 21 January 1957) is a Czech cross-country skier. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ; ) and commonly known as Sarajevo '84 (Serbian Cy .... References External links * 1957 births Living people Czech male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Czechoslovakia Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Strakonice {{CzechRepublic-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Bečvář (handballer, Born 1966)
Roman Bečvář (born 2 July 1966 in Louny) is a Czech former handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... References External links * 1966 births Living people Czech male handball players Olympic handball players for Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak male handball players Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Louny {{CzechRepublic-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
