Josef Aleš-Lyžec (1862

Písek Písek (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 31,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the oldest bridge in the country. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument z ...

– 27 September 1927 Boseň) was a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

teacher and sportsman. He was descendant of known south-

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...

n Aleš family, cousin of well-known painter Mikoláš Aleš and father of famous writer

Josef Váchal Josef Váchal (23 September 1884 in Milavče near Domažlice – 10 May 1969 in Radim (Jičín District), Studeňany) was a Czechs, Czech writer, painter, printmaker and book-printer. Váchal was the son of Josef Aleš-Lyžec and Anna Váchalová ...

(J. Aleš-Lyžec never married his mother Anna Váchalová, so his son got mother's name). He was great propagator of

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...

(the old Czech word ''lyžec'' means ''Ski-Man'' in English).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ales-Lyzec, Josef 1862 births 1927 deaths Sportspeople from Austria-Hungary