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František Navrkal
František () is a masculine Czech and Slovak given name. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François and Franz. It can be also surname (feminine: Františková). Notable people with the name include: Given name Arts * Frank Daniel (František Daniel) (1926–1996), Czech film director, producer and screenwriter * František Bartoš (folklorist) (1837–1906), Moravian ethnomusicologist and folklorist *František Bělský, known as Franta Belsky (1921–2000), Czech sculptor * František Bílek (1872–1941), Czech sculptor and architect * František Brikcius, Czech cellist * František Brixi (1732–1771), Czech composer * František Čáp (1913–1972), Czech film director and screenwriter * František Čelakovský (1799–1852), Czech writer and translator * František Čermák (painter) (1822–84), Czech painter * František Doucha (1810–1884), Czech literary translator and writer *František Drdla (1868–1944), Czech violinist and composer * František Drtikol (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Name
Czech names are composed of a given name and a surname, 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 name, baptismal names"). The singular form is '. A native Czech given name may have Christianity, Christian roots or traditional Slavic names, Slavic pre-Christian origin (e.g. Milena (name), Milena, Božena, Jaroslav (other), Jaroslav, Václav (other), Václav, Wojciech, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Drdla
František Alois Drdla ( Germanized as Franz Drdla; 28 November 1868 – 3 September 1944) was a prominent Czech concert violinist and composer of light music. Biography Drdla was born in 1868 in Žďár nad Sázavou, in what is now the Czech Republic. He studied violin and composition first at the Prague Conservatory and later at the Vienna Conservatory where his teachers were Josef Hellmesberger, Jr. for violin, Anton Bruckner for music theory and Franz Krenn for composition. However, Drdla's music shows none of his teacher's influence. From 1890 to 1893 he played violin in the orchestra of the Vienna Court Opera, and from 1894 to 1899 he pursued his career as the director and concertmaster of the Theater an der Wien. By then a well-known concert violinist, Drdla toured throughout Europe (1899–1905) and later the United States (1923–1925). Drdla enjoyed a good reputation as a violinist with a technically refined tone. In 1927 he received an honorary title from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Kupka
František Kupka (23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957), also known as ''Frank Kupka'' or ''François Kupka,'' was a Czech painter and graphic artist A graphic designer is a practitioner who follows the discipline of graphic design, either within companies or organizations or independently. They are professionals in design and visual communication, with their primary focus on transforming l .... He was a pioneer and co-founder of the early phases of the abstract art movement and Orphic Cubism (Orphism (art), Orphism). Kupka's abstract works arose from a base of Realism (visual arts), realism, but later evolved into pure abstract art. Biography Education František Kupka was born in Opočno (eastern Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemia) in Austria-Hungary in 1871. From 1889 to 1892, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. At this time, he painted historical and patriotic themes. Kupka enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frantisek Kotzwara
František Kočvara, known later in England as Frantisek Kotzwara (1730 – September 2, 1791), was a Czech violist, virtuoso double bassist and composer. His death was one of the first recorded instances of death by erotic asphyxiation. Life and music Kotzwara was born in Prague, Bohemia, and was something of a nomad. He travelled around Europe and performed with various orchestras. His mature career was based in England, where his compositions were published from 1775 onwards. These include string quartets, serenades and string trios. In London he played in the Concerts of Antient Music, in the Handel Commemoration of 1791 and in the orchestra of the King's Theatre. The only piece of his to have achieved renown is '' The Battle of Prague'', a composition based on the 1757 Battle of Prague, in which the Kingdom of Prussia fought the Habsburg monarchy. ''The Battle of Prague'' was a popular piece of music during the late 18th and 19th centuries, with Mark Twain men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Kmoch
František Kmoch (1 August 1848 – 30 April 1912) was a Czech composer and conductor. Life and career František Kmoch was born in Zásmuky near Kolín, Bohemia. His father was a tailor and a clarinetist who performed folk music. As a child, František learned to play the violin, and by the age of 10 he was already beginning to compose small pieces. In 1868 he was studying at the Teachers College in Prague, and by 1869 he had become a teacher in Suchdol (Kutná Hora District), Suchdol. In addition to his occupation as a teacher, he zealously performed in several ensembles, continued to develop himself as a conductor, and composed. In 1873 he was excluded from further assignment as an instructor, allegedly because he had neglected his teaching duties, preferring instead to appear with performing ensembles at balls. It has been suggested, however, that the dismissal was a political decision, since Kmoch did not conceal his sympathies for the Czech nationalistic athletic Sokol moveme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Kaván
František Kaván (10 September 1866, Víchovská Lhota near Jilemnice - 16 December 1941, Libuň near Jičín) was a Czechs, Czech painter and poet. Kaván studied at the gymnasium in Hradec Králové, which he finished in 1888. During 1889 to 1896 he studied painting at the academy in Prague under the guidance of Julius Mařák. He was a member of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. He spent the end of his life in the area of Krkonoše, his birthplace. Kaván was a very humble and likeable person who had given away most of his paintings. As a painter, he specialised in realistic landscapes and created over 4,000 paintings. He concentrated on the mountain areas of Krkonoše and Vysočina. Unlike his paintings, Kaván's poems were soon forgotten. He also translated literary works from Russian. Paintings File:František Kaván - The Air of Home.jpg, ''Na vzduchu domova''(1895) File:František Kaván - Umrlčí cesta.jpg, ''Umrlčí cesta''(1895–1896) File:František Kaván ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Janák
František Janák (born 1 June 1951) is a Czech glass artist. He creates glass sculptures and commission works, and also does series production design for different Czech glassworks. Biography Janák was born on 1 June 1951 in Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia. He completed his apprenticeship in glass cutting at the Bohemia Glassworks, Czech's biggest producer of hand cut lead crystal. He followed with studies at the Secondary School of Glassmaking in Kamenický Šenov. From 1971 to 1972 he was head master at the Bohemia Glassworks school, followed by three years as a glass cutter at the Co-op Výtvarná řemesla in Prague. From 1975 to 1981 Janák studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague under Prof. Stanislav Libenský. In 1981, Janák opened his own studio in Dolní Město. From 1985 to 1988 he was a glass designer at the Institute of Interior and Fashion Design – ÚBOK Prague. From 1989 to 1993 he was again a free-lance glass artist at his own studio, this time i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Hrubín
František Hrubín (17 September 1910 – 1 March 1971) was a Czechs, Czech poet and writer. Biography Frantisek Hrubín was born into the family of a builder at Prague. His family lived in Lešany (Benešov District), Lešany near Prague during World War I, and Hrubín visited his home village throughout his life. He studied at a grammar school in Prague. In 1932 he began studying law and philosophy at Charles University, but he did not graduate. In 1934 he started working as a librarian. He got married in 1939 and had a daughter and a son. His children were a great impulse for writing children's poetry. After World War II he worked briefly at the Ministry of Propaganda and became a freelance writer in 1946. He co-founded a legendary Czech children's magazine, ' (''The Thyme''). He often stayed in Chlum u Třeboně (Jiří Trnka recommended he buy a cottage there) in South Bohemia, whose countryside was an important source of inspiration for his work. In 1956 at the II. Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Vladislav Hek
František Vladislav Hek (11 April 1769 – 4 September 1847) was a Czech writer, composer, and patriot active in the early phases of the Czech National Revival. He was a major inspiration behind the fictionalized novel '' F. L. Věk'' (1906) by Alois Jirásek. Biography Hek was born on 11 April 1769 in Dobruška, Bohemia. He was the son of a shopkeeper (of Dutch origin). He received his primary education in Dobruška and in Prague (from 1779) and from 1782 he studied at a Piarist gymnasium in Prague. In Prague, Hek met the Czech patriots concentrated around Václav Matěj Kramerius' publishing house ''Česká expedice'' and around the Czech theatre groups. In the second half of the 1780s, he returned to Dobruška to take over his father's shop. Hek also served as a local agent for Kramerius, loaned books from his large personal library (3,284 volumes in 1806) and tried to organize a local Czech theatre, which was forbidden by authorities. A fire in 1806 completely destr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Halas
František Halas (3 October 1901 – 27 October 1949) was a Czechs, Czech poet, translator and politician. He was one of the most significant Czech lyric poets of the 20th century. His poor background influenced his work as well as his communist views and active involvement in politics. Life František Halas was born on 3 October 1901 in Brno, into a family of textile workers. His father, František Sr., was the author of several memoirs. His mother died when he was eight, but his father remarried a few years later. In 1916–1919, he trained as a bookseller. He then worked in a bookstore until 1921. He replaced missing education with avid reading. Like his father, he was involved in the labour movement. His literary beginnings were contributions to the communist magazines ''Rovnost'' and ''Sršatec'' in 1921. In 1923, Halas met Bedřich Václavek and together they founded the Brno branch of the Devětsil group of avant-garde artists. After a period of unemployment, work in an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Gellner
František Gellner (19 June 1881 – disappeared September 1914) was a Czech poet, short story writer, artist and anarchist. Biography František Gellner was born to a poor Jewish family in Mladá Boleslav (''Jungbunzlau''), Bohemia. His father was a seller and a keen socialist.''Lexikon české literatury'', vol.I, Academia, Praha 2000, pp.795–797, and ''Slovník českých spisovatelů'', Československý spisovatel, Praha 1964, p.11 His student room above his father's shop was the place of his first writing attempts – he covered the walls with his provocative poems and caricatures. He studied at the gymnasium (school), gymnasium in Mladá Boleslav where he contributed to the student journals ''Lípa'', ''Lucerna'', ''Pêle-Mêle'' and ''Mládí'' with poems, translations and drawings. He went to Vienna to study at the Polytechnic Institute, but left after two years with just one exam in drawing. Gellner's Bohemian lifestyle brought him to the anarchist movement. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Flos
František Flos (27 July 1864, Přelouč – 8 January 1961, Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...) was a Czech writer. His novel, '' Lovci orchidejí'', was published in 1920. Czech novelists Czech male novelists 1894 births 1961 deaths People from Přelouč 20th-century Czech novelists 20th-century Czech male writers {{CzechRepublic-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
