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Průša
Průša (feminine: Průšová) is a Czech surname, meaning 'Prussian' (inhabitant of Prussia). Notable people with the surname include: * Carol Prusa (born 1956), American artist * Josef Průša (born 1990), Czech businessman * Kateřina Průšová (born 1983), Czech model *Libuše Průšová Libuše Průšová (born 13 July 1979) is a former professional Czech tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of ... (born 1979), Czech tennis player References {{DEFAULTSORT:Prusa Czech-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Průša
Josef Průša (born 23 February 1990) is a Czech businessman and 3D printer developer. He is the owner of Prusa Research. Biography Josef Průša was born on 23 February 1990 in Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia. He studied applied computer science at the University of Economics in Prague, but did not complete it. At the age of 19 he began designing 3D printers, and in 2012 he founded Prusa Research. The foundation for his business was his collaboration with the RepRap project, a 3D printer project that can partially replicate itself and is available as open-source hardware. He has lectured on 3D printing and open-source hardware. He also has taught Arduino at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and taught at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. In 2021, Forbes ranked him as the 75th richest Czech with assets of 4.3 billion Czech koruna. Awards * EY Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 * Wooden Medal of the Vysočina Region (2012) * Mensa Czech R ... [...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] |
Prussia
Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussia (region), Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, expanding its size with the Prussian Army. Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, History of Berlin, Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany. Prussia formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by 1932 Prussian coup d'état, an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian government to German Chancellor Franz von Papen in 1932 and ''de jure'' by Abolition of Prussia, an Allied decree in 1947. The name ''Prussia'' derives from the Old Prussians who were conquered by the Teutonic Knightsan organized Catholic medieval Military order (religious society), military order of Pru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of The Czech Republic
The National Library of the Czech Republic () is the central library of the Czech Republic. It is directed by the Ministry of Culture (Czech Republic), Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of Prague, where approximately half of its books are kept. The other half of the collection is stored in the district of Hostivař. The National Library is the biggest library in the Czech Republic, housing around 6 million documents. The library currently has 20 627 registered readers. Although comprising mostly Czech texts, the library also stores older material from Turkey, Iran and India. The library also houses books for Charles University in Prague. History In the 13th century, the ''Studium generale'' school was founded in the Dominican Order, Dominican monastery in Prague's Old Town (Prague), Old Town. This school, including its library, merged with the university in the 14th century. In 1556, monks of the Socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Prusa
Carol Prusa (born in Chicago, 1956) is a contemporary American visual artist known for her rigorous large scale silverpoint technique and use of unexpected materials from sculpted fiberglass to LED lights and her focus on astrophysics. In the 2015 catalogue essay for the National Gallery of Art exhibition Drawing in Silver and Gold: Leonardo to Jasper Johns, Bruce Weber called Carol Prusa “one of the most innovative artists working in metalpoint today.” In 2024, she was nominated for the 2024 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art from the Orlando Museum of Art. Early life and education Carol Prusa was a science student when she decided to take drawing classes. She received her BS in medical illustration from the University of Illinois. She later went to pursue an MFA in Painting and Drawing from Drake University. After graduation, Prusa took an assistant art professor position at Iowa State University in 1986, and spent eighteen years working at this institution. She moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kateřina Průšová
Kateřina Průšová (born 1 December 1983 in Liberec) is a Czech model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Czech Republic 2002 as an 18-year-old. She was due to participate at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, but was replaced by Kateřina Smržová due to Průšová not being able to speak English properly. While being married to Vladimír Konvalinka (2008 − 2011), she used the double surname A double-barrelled name is a type of compound surname, typically featuring two words (occasionally more), often joined by a hyphen. Notable people with double-barrelled names include Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Beyonc ..., Konvalinka Průšová References 1983 births Living people People from Liberec Czech beauty pageant winners Czech female models {{Europe-pageant-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libuše Průšová
Libuše Průšová (born 13 July 1979) is a former professional Czech tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player. In her career, Průšová won eleven singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 21 October 2002, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 103. On 7 June 2004, she peaked at No. 46 in the WTA doubles rankings. WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ITF finals Singles (11–7) Doubles: 17 (6–11) Performance timelines Singles Doubles References * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prusova, Libuse 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Valašské Meziříčí Tennis players from the Zlín Region Czech female tennis players Olympic tennis players for the Czech Republic Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
