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Matejka
Matějka (feminine Matějková) is a Czech surname. Matejka (feminine Matejková) is a Slovak surname. Notable people include: * Adrian Matejka, American poet * Alena Matejka, Czech sculptor * Alice Matějková, Czech athlete * Alphonse Matejka, Swiss interlinguist * František Xaver Matějka, Czech musician * James J. Matejka Jr., American philatelist * Jozef Ján Matejka, Slovak writer * Ladislav Matějka, Czech linguist * Ludmila Seefried-Matějková, Czech sculptor * Lukáš Matejka, Slovak ice hockey player * Lukáš Matějka, Czech footballer * Mark Matejka, American rock guitarist * Róbert Matejka, Slovak footballer * Václav Matějka, Czech film director * Zdeněk Matějka, Czech chemist See also * *Matejko (surname) {{surname Czech-language surnames Slovak-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse Matejka
Alphonse Matejka (9 January 1902 – 27 October 1999) was a Swiss exports specialist and proponent of international auxiliary language. Born in St. Gallen to a Czech father and Swiss mother, he worked in the Textile industry, textiles and watchmaking industries, and lived much of his life in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Matejka is best known for his work in the international language movement; first supporting Ido, and later Interlingue, Occidental, he led numerous organisations in the fields, and authored several books teaching these languages. Matejka also helped to found the Centre de documentation et d'étude sur la langue internationale, Center for Documentation and Study about the International Language. Early life The Matejka family originated from Vyškovec in Bohemia. Matejka's father emigrated to Switzerland in his youth, arriving before 1900, and was granted Swiss nationality law, Swiss citizenship in 1915. His mother was Swiss, and came from the canton of St. Gallen. Alphon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |