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Švec
Švec (feminine Švecová) is a Czech surname (meaning literally shoemaker). It may refer to: * Denis Švec (born 1996), Slovak footballer * František Švec, Czech canoer * Jakub Švec (born 2000), Slovak footballer * Jan G. Švec (born 1966), Czech voice scientist * Jiří Švec (1935–2014), Czech wrestler * Josef Jiří Švec (1883–1918), Czech military officer of Czechoslovak Legion * Josef Švec (born 1935), Czech rower * Joshua Svec (born 1987), Canadian football player * Jozef Švec (born 1995), Slovak hockey player * Marek Švec (wrestler) (born 1973), Czech wrestler * Martin Švec (football player) (born 1984), Czech footballer * Martin Švec (squash player) (born 1994), Czech squash player * Michal Švec (born 1987), Czech footballer * Otakar Švec (1892–1955), Czech sculptor * Valér Švec (born 1935), Slovak footballer See also * * Ševčík, a related Czech surname * Shvets, a Ukrainian cognate * Shevchenko, a Ukrainian cognate {{surname Occupational su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Jiří Švec
Josef Jiří Švec (19 July 1883 – 25 October 1918) was a Czech military officer, member of and later of the Czechoslovak Legion in Russian Empire, Russia; he had formerly been a teacher. He committed suicide after the men under his command refused to obey his orders. He is one of the most commemorated members of the Czechoslovak legions. Early life and education Švec was born in Čenkov (today part of Třešť), Moravia, Austria-Hungary. He attended the municipal school in Třešť and then grammar school in Pelhřimov, before studying at the teacher-training institute in Soběslav. He gained additional qualification as a physical education teacher. Career Teacher After eight years teaching at the municipal primary school in Třebíč he, as a member of the Czech Sokol movement, Sokol sport organization, accepted an offer to teach in the Russian Empire. Švec started as a physical education teacher at the economic lyceum in Yekaterinodar in the North Caucasus, but due to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |