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Ježek (surname)
Ježek (feminine Ježková) is a Czech surname meaning hedgehog. Notable people include: * Bohuslav Ježek (1877–1950), Czech mineralogist * Jaromír Ježek (born 1986), Czech judoka * Jaroslav Ježek (1906–1942), Czech composer * Jaroslav Ježek (1923–2002), Czech designer * Jaroslav Ježek (1926–1998), Czech designer * Jiří Ježek (born 1974), Czech cyclist and Paralympian * Josef Ježek, Czech politician * Kenneth Jezek, American actor, dancer * Linda Jezek (born 1960), American swimmer * Patrik Ježek (born 1976), Czech football (soccer) midfielder * Petr Ježek, Czech politician * Robert Jezek, Canadian actor * Stanislav Ježek Stanislav Ježek (; born 21 November 1976 in Prague) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1994. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C1 team: 2002), a silver (C1 tea ... (born 1976), Czech slalom canoer * Václav Ježek (1923–1995), Czech football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechs
The Czechs (, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavs, West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common Bohemia, ancestry, Czech culture, culture, History of the Czech lands, history, and the Czech language. Ethnic Czechs were called Bohemians in English language, English until the early 20th century, referring to the former name of their country, Bohemia, which in turn was adapted from the late Iron Age tribe of Celtic Boii. During the Migration Period, West Slavic Bohemians (tribe), tribes settled in the area, "assimilated the remaining Celtic and Germanic populations", and formed a principality in the 9th century, which was initially part of Great Moravia, in form of Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia, the predecessors of the modern republic. The Czech diaspora is found in notable numbers in the Czech American, United States, Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Ježek
Josef Ježek (2 August 1884 – 10 May 1969) was a Czech General of Gendarmerie, Politician and the Minister of the Interior in the government of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. Early life and education Josef Ježek was born to František and Josefa Ježek in Žamberk, Austria-Hungary, a town currently located in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. His father, František, was an educator who founded the town school in Senftenberg. He completed his early education and some high school when he enrolled in cadet school in Vienna. After graduation he was assigned to the 22nd Home Guard Infantry Regiment in Chernivtsi. He ended his army service with the rank of lieutenant. Police career In 1909 Ježek joined the government police, where he served on the Provincial Gendarmerie Command No. 13 in Chernivtsi. The following year passed the professional exam and became commander of the gendarme department in Vyzhnytsia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Ježek
Stanislav Ježek (; born 21 November 1976 in Prague) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1994. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C1 team: 2002), a silver (C1 team: 2006), and six bronzes (C1: 2006, C1 team: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011). He is the overall World Cup champion in C1 from 1999 and 2011. He also won a total of 7 medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes). Ježek also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the C1 event, he finished fourth in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals he finished second, managing to reach the top eight and the final round. In the final he finished fifth. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he repeated his 5th position in the C1 event. He also started in the C2 event with Vavřinec Hradilek where they finished 9th after being eliminated in the semifinals. Ježek is the nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jezek
Robert Jezek (born 6 April 1955) is a Canadian stage, film and television actor based in the United Kingdom. Career In 1989, Jezek appeared as Sergeant Zbrigniev in the ''Doctor Who'' television serial ''Battlefield''. He is known for playing companion Frobisher in a range of ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions and based on the BBC television series ''Doctor Who''. In 2002, he guest-starred in '' Sarah Jane Smith: Ghost Town'', an audio drama produced by the same company. He also lent his voice to the videogame '' The Getaway: Black Monday'' in 2004. He has also had minor roles in films including playing a Rescue 1 technician in ''Event Horizon'' (1997) a police officer in '' Casino Royale'' (2006) and the Polish neighbour in ''Last Chance Harvey'' (2008). He has also appeared in a number of short films. In April 2011, he appeared in British soap opera ''EastEnders'', as the Polish father of a girl who was bullying Ben Mitchell (then Charlie Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Ježek
Petr Ježek (born 28 March 1965) is a former Czech politician and diplomat. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2019, representing ANO 2011. While an MEP, he chaired a Parliamentary Committee and an External Delegation, and was ranked as the 20th most influential MEP of 751 by the Vote Watch Europe analyst group. Early life and education Ježek studied Economics of International Trade at the University of Economics, Prague, graduating in 1987. EU diplomatic career From 1989, he worked in a number of diplomatic and public service roles within the Czech government, related mainly to the Czech Republic's accession to the EU. In 1992 he was a volunteer with the EU Monitoring Mission in the war in the former Yugoslavia. In 1993 he was posted to the Czech Embassy in Copenhagen to cover the Danish EU Council Presidency, which was also dealing with the EU's Eastern enlargement. Upon his return to Prague, he participated in establishment of the EU Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Ježek
Patrik Ježek (born 28 December 1976) is a former Czech football midfielder who last played for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga. He scored the fastest goal in Austrian league history, scoring after 10 seconds in a 4–1 win against Altach Altach is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch, in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Neighboring municipalities Five other municipalities surround Altach: Hohenems in the district of Dornbirn, Götzis and Mäder in the dist ... in the opening round of the 2007–08 season. Honours * 4× Austrian Champion (2000 with FK Austria Wien, 2002 with FC Tirol Innsbruck, 2007 and 2009 with FC Red Bull Salzburg) * 1× Czech Champion (2003 with Sparta Prague) * fastest goal (10 seconds) in the history of Austrian football References External links * * * 1976 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Jezek
Linda Louise Jezek (born March 10, 1960) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. Jezek was a member of the second-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She set the 200-meter backstroke world record (long course) in 1978. Jezek was inducted into the "George F. Haines International Swim Center Hall of Fame" in 2002. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) * List of Stanford University people * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) * World record progression 200 metres backstroke This is a history of the progression of the world record for the 200-meter backstroke event. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever swum in the event, in both long course (50-meter) and Short course (swimming), short course (25-meter) swimmin ... References 1960 births Living people American female backstroke swimmers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Jezek
Kenneth Jezek is an American actor and dancer. Career Kenneth Jezek is best known for playing Lars Englund on the TV soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', in 1986 and 1987. Prior to transitioning into acting, he was a professional dancer, often touring and teaching master jazz and tap classes in the United States, Europe, and Canada. Jezek's dancing credits include the Los Angeles companies of the award-winning Broadway musicals ''Cats'' and ''42nd Street''. He was also a regular series dancer in '' Fame'', and a featured dancer in the movies ''Pretty In Pink'' and ''Fast Forward''. Jezek has numerous national and local commercial, music video and industrial credits as well. Often credited as "Kenny" (due to the fact his middle initial is "E"), Jezek's movie career resurrected in 2009 with the Advent Film Group production ''Come What May'' with his wife Karen. Personal life Kenneth Jezek is married to actress Karen Kelly who played Brenda Clegg on '' Capitol''. After leaving Holl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Ježek
Jiří Ježek (born 16 October 1974 in Prague) is a former Czech road and track racing cyclist and Paralympian who has won medals at each of the past three Paralympic Games. Career At the age of 11, Jiří Ježek lost his right leg below the knee in a car accident and by the age of 20 he had taken up competitive cycling as a hobby. After five years of hard training Ježek began to emerge as one of the world's top cyclists riding in the paralympic LC2 (locomotor disabilities) category. As an amateur he competed in his first Paralympic Games in Sydney in 2000 winning two gold medals. After this success he continued to ride as an amateur but started intensifying his training regime, taking it up to a more professional level. Thanks to the support of sponsors he was able to leave his job as a prosthetics technician and begin his present career as a professional cyclist. In 2004 Ježek won gold in the prestigious Paralympic road race in Athens. Since then he has continued to ride a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Ježek (chess Player)
Jaroslav Ježek (9 March 1926 – 1998) was a Czech chess player who held the ICCF title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1985). He was a European Team Chess Championship team medalist (1957). Biography In the 1950s Jaroslav Ježek was one of the leading Czechoslovak chess players. He repeatedly competed in the Czechoslovak Chess Championship finals. Jaroslav Ježek played for Czechoslovakia in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1956, at second reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+3, =6, -2). Jaroslav Ježek played for Czechoslovakia in the European Team Chess Championship: * In 1957, at tenth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship in Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ... (+1, =3, -1) and won team bronze medal. In later year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
