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Bohumil Bezouška
Bohumil is a male given name of Slavic origin. It means "favoured by God", derived from the Slavic words ''bog'' (god) and ''mil'' (favour). Its feminine equivalent is Bohumila. Nicknames of Bohumil include Bohouš, Bohoušek, Bohuš, Mila, Milek, Bogie, Boga, Bozha. Other forms of the name are Bogomil, Bogumił (Polish variant) and Bogolyub. Name days *Czech: 3 October *Slovak: 3 March *Polish: 13 January, 18 January, 26 February, 10 June or 3 November Notable people with the name * Bogumilus (1135?–1204?), Archbishop of Gniezno and hermit * Bohumil Andrejko (born 1953), Slovak football coach * Bohumil Berdych, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist * Bohumil Brhel (born 1965), Czech speedway rider * Bohumil Bydžovský (1880–1969), Czech mathematician * Bohumil Cepák (1951–2021), Czech former handball player * Bohumil Doležal (born 1940), Czech literary critic, politician and former dissident * Bohumil Durdis (1903–1983), Czech weightlifter * Bohumil Fidler (1860-1944), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country 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 Humid continental climate, 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 Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Fidler
Bohumil Fidler (also Fiedler) (May 27, 1860 - June 2, 1944) was a Czech composer, choirmaster, choral conductor and music teacher. He was born in Příbram, where he lived and worked his entire life. Biography Fidler was a foremost figure in the musical life of Příbram and the surrounding region. Upon completing his education, he taught at the local teachers college until 1889, and subsequently served as choir director at St. Jacob's Church. For more than 15 years Fidler was also the choirmaster of Příbram's "Lumir-Dobromila" choral association.Československý hudební slovník I. A-L (1963), p. 318 Additionally, he founded the Příbram Philharmonic Orchestra and was its conductor from 1908-1913. He died in Příbram in 1944. His autobiography, ''Můj život a vzpomínky'' (''My Life and Memories''), published in 1935, is noteworthy for its numerous recollections of his musical friendship with Czech composer Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Kněžek
Bohumil Kněžek (27 October 1900 – 25 September 1979) was a Czech architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... References 1900 births 1979 deaths 20th-century Czech architects Art competitors at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{CzechRepublic-architect-stub ... [...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 sculptor and pedagogue. He studied in Prague with sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek before moving to Vienna and then Paris to continue his studies. He worked in London, Berlin and Rome before returning and settling in Prague. He frequently worked in an 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. Work * Decoration of the National House in Prostějov and the Vojáček family monument in front of it, 1905-1907 * Orpheus, bronze, 1922 (exhibited at Kozel Castle) * The Kiss, bronze, 1919 * Statue of Karel Havlíček Borovský, bronze, 1918-1924, Havlíčkův Brod * Awakening, marble, 1925-26 * Statue of Josef Mánes in front of the Mánes Bridge, bronze * Statue of Jan Žižka at the National Monument at Vítkov * Statue o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Jílek
Bohumil Jílek (17 October 1892 – 3 August 1963) was a Czechoslovak politician. Life Jílek was born in Deštná in the Jindřichův Hradec District, the son of Jan Jílek, a local policeman, and his wife Františka née Vosolová. From 1925 to 1929 he was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Deposed by Klement Gottwald, he joined a new parliamentary club called Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (Leninists). He then worked as a journalist. After 1948, he left for France and later emigrated to the United States. He died in 1963 in New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w .... References Further readingUSTRCR.cz: ''Studie a články'': "Komunistická opozice 1929–1932. Bílé místo v dějinách KSČ", Petr Anev, reprinted from ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Jelínek
Bohumil Jelínek-Milka was a Czech footballer who played as a striker. Club career During his playing career, Jelínek played for Smíchov. International career On 1 April 1906, Jelínek made his debut for Bohemia in Bohemia's second game, starting in a 1–1 draw against Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... Jelínek would later make one more appearance for Bohemia on 7 April 1907, scoring in a 5–2 defeat against the same opposition. International goals :''Scores and results list Bohemia's goal tally first.'' Notes References Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown Men's association football forwards Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Bohemia men's international footballers {{CzechRepublic-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Jauris
Bohumil Jauris (30 August 1933 – 1992)František Kolář ''Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách'', ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 390 was a Czech speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which .... References External links * 1933 births 1992 deaths Czech male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Czechoslovakia Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing {{CzechRepublic-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Janoušek
Bohumil Janoušek (or Bob Janousek; born 7 September 1937) is a Czech people, Czech Rowing (sport), rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and later moved to Britain as a rowing coach and then a boat-builder. He was born in Prague. In 1960 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event. Four years later he won his second bronze medal with the Czechoslovak boat in the eights competition. In 1969, Janousek, despite then speaking no English, was appointed as British national rowing coach. In the next seven years, he introduced training methods to British rowing that were already widespread elsewhere in Europe and formed the first British national rowing squad. Janousek stepped down as coach after Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Olympic Games, at which Britain gained silver medals in double sculls and in eights, but stayed in Britain to form a boat-building business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Jank
Bohumil Jank (born 6 July 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman playing for Mountfield HK of the Czech Extraliga. Jank has previously played for HC České Budějovice, HC Oceláři Třinec, Piráti Chomutov and HC Plzeň. He has also played in the for HC Lev Poprad
Hockey Club Lev Poprad (Lion), was a professional ice hockey team and a former member of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) based in Poprad, Slovakia. The Lev existed for only one year, playing in the 2011–12 K ...
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Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal (; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech Republic, 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 Margraviate of Moravia, 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 (World War I), Italian front, before being invalided out of service.Novinky.cz, 31 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Honzátko
Bohumil "Boris" Honzátko (30 December 1875 – 12 December 1950) was a Czech gymnast and long-distance runner. He competed for Bohemia at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al .... References External links * 1875 births 1950 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1906 Intercalated Games Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Czech male long-distance runners Czech male marathon runners Czechoslovak male artistic gymnasts Olympic athletes for Bohemia Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Olympic gymnasts for Bohemia Sportspeople fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Herlischka
Bohumil Herlischka (25 April 1919 – February 2006) was a Czech opera director. After years at the National Theatre, he worked from 1957 predominantly in German opera houses, introducing a style later known as '' Regietheater'' (director's theatre). He directed several productions at the Oper Frankfurt and developed a close connection to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein where he staged operas by Leoš Janáček, presenting a cycle of six operas in the 197778 season. He staged Schoenberg's '' Moses und Aaron'' at the Hamburg State Opera, including a tour to Israel. He focused on rarely played works such as Meyerbeer's ''Le prophète'' at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and on contemporary opera such as Shostakovich's '' Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'' and the world premiere of Alexander Goehr's '' Behold the Sun''. Life Born in Čáslav on 25 April 1919, Herlischka worked as a stage director at the National Theatre in Prague from 1951 to 1957. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
