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Jaroslav Ježek (designer)
Jaroslav Ježek (26 January 1923 – 2002) was a Czech people, Czech industrial designer. He was one of the founders of the ''Brussels style'', an important development in Czech design in 1950s and 60s. Ježek created 52 complete porcelain sets and more than one hundred designs for porcelain sculptures. Biography Jaroslav Ježek, nephew of the Czech composer Jaroslav Ježek (composer), Jaroslav Ježek, was born in 1923 in Podlesí (Příbram District), Podlesí near Příbram. Between 1945 and 1949 he studied Art Education under Professor Sejpka, Cyril Bouda and Karel Lidický at Charles University in Prague but on the recommendation of Professor Eckert, of the ''Atelier of Porcelain and Ceramics'' (a department of the Prague Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Academy of Performing Arts) he decided to concentrate instead on industrial production. Ježek left Charles University for a scholarship place in the art department of the ''Thun'' porcelain manufactory in Kláštere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elka
ELKA () is a Bulgarian brand of electronic calculator, developed by the and built at the ''Elektronika'' plant in Sofia. The name is a contraction of ''електронен калкулатор'', or "electronic calculator", and the word ''elka'' has, by extension, become the generic name for a calculator in Bulgaria. The first model, the ELKA 6521, was introduced in 1965, shipped from 1966, and used germanium transistors and a nixie tube display.The ELKA Bulgarian electronic calculators ''Clockwiser''. Retrieved Oct 2013. It weighed 16 kg and although some Bulgarian authors claim that it was the first calculator in the world to include a one-key function it was prec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalovice (Karlovy Vary District)
Dalovice () is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Dalovice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dalovice (1,183) *Všeborovice (413) *Vysoká (292) Geography Dalovice is located about northeast of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Sokolov Basin. The highest point is the hill Ptačí vrch at above sea level. The stream Vitický potok flows across the municipality and then joins the Ohře River, which flows along the southern municipal border. History The first written mention of Dalovice is from 1498. It was a large estate, but not rich in income. The owners of the estate often changed. Among the most notable owners were the noble families of Pernštejn, Kolowrat and Piccolomini. In 1871–1945, the estate was owned by the Riedl von Riedenstein family. Demographics Transport The I/13 road (part of the Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Příbram District
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Industrial Designers
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2002 Deaths
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1923 Births
In Greece, this year contained only 352 days as 13 days was skipped to achieve the calendrical switch from Julian to Gregorian Calendar. It happened there that Wednesday, 15 February ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Thursday, 1 March ''(Gregorian Calendar).'' Events January–February * January 9, January 5 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium Occupation of the Ruhr, occupy the Ruhr area, to force Germany to make reparation payments. * January 17 (or 9) – First flight of the first rotorcraft, Juan de la Cierva's Cierva C.4 autogyro, in Spain. (It is first demonstrated to the military on January 31.) * February 5 – Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford makes 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class cricket score for the first time in his third match at this level, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, giving the Victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics of Turkey, population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest cities in Europe and List of cities proper by population, in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of is coterminous with Istanbul Province. Istanbul's climate is Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean. The city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. Byzantium was founded on the Sarayburnu promontory by Greek colonisation, Greek col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its Prague metropolitan area, metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá rivers. Karlovy Vary is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, who founded the city in the 14th century. The site of numerous hot springs, the city grew into a spa resort in the 19th century and was a popular destination for the European aristocracy and other luminaries. Karlovy Vary's rapid growth was brought to an end by the outbreak of World War I. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, Karlovy Vary once again became a major tourist destination. Karlovy Vary is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic. In 2021, the city became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe" because of its spas and architecture from the 18th through 20th centuries. The histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loket (Sokolov District)
Loket (; ) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the Loket Castle, a 12th-century Gothic castle. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. Administrative division Loket consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Loket (2,755) *Dvory (21) *Nadlesí (68) *Údolí (92) Etymology Both Loket and Elbogen mean "elbow" in Czech and German, respectively. The town got its name due to the town centre being surrounded on three sides by the Ohře River, and the shape the river takes is similar to that of an elbow. Geography Loket is located about east of Sokolov and southwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies mostly in the Slavkov Forest, only the northwestern part of the town extends into the Sokolov Basin. The highest point is the hill Zelenáč at above sea level. The Ohře River flows through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
