Josef Šebestián Daubek (24 December 1842,

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– 15 July 1922,

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) was a Czech-Austrian nobleman, politician,

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Biography

His father, , was a well-known businessman and politician. His mother was the daughter of the poet, . He attended a

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in Prague, followed by a business and commercial education in Vienna; where he married Irma Welsová in 1884.Biography
@ the Historický ústav Akademie věd ČR. In 1873 he became a shareholder in the family's mills in

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; becoming the owner in 1878. Four years later, he acquired the family estates in Liteň and , in the

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.Biography
by Michal Navrátil, ''Almanach sněmu království Českého 1895–1901''. This led to involvement in the distilling and brewing industry; interests which later passed to his son, Josef Daubek (1888–1934). Together with Karl Kruis (1851-1917), he established the first distillery training school in Předlitavsko. Shortly after, he was appointed a member of the Institute of Economics at the . In 1892, he became Chairman of the Association of Commercial Mills and was knighted in 1896. In addition to his business interests, he was active in politics; serving three terms as the District Mayor in Polička (1874, 1890, 1893). For many years he served on the Municipal Council in Brněnec and the District Committee for Beroun. Following a

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in 1892, he became a member of the

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. He was re-elected for a full term in 1895; standing for the . He was also a patron of the arts and formed a life-long friendship with the painter, František Ženíšek, whom he engaged to decorate his home in Liteň. Ženíšek later accompanied him on his honeymoon to Holland; painting the "official portrait" of the newlywed couple.Daubek and the Artists he supported
@ Zámek Liteň. Many other artists received significant support from him; including

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, Quido Mánes,

Josef Václav Myslbek Josef Václav Myslbek (20 June 1848 – 2 June 1922) was a Czech sculptor and medalist credited with founding the modern Czech sculpting style.Stech, V. V. Josef Vaclav Myslbek, Prague, 1954. Artia. Life Josef grew up poor in a suburb of Prague ...

and

Antonín Wiehl Antonín Wiehl (26 April 1846 – 4 November 1910) was a Czech architect, museum official and patron of the arts. He helped create the first system of historic preservation in Bohemia. Biography Antonín Wiehl was born on 26 April 1846 in Plasy ...

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