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Adolf Loos (1870 - 1933) architect

Renowned architect and one of the most vocal activists at ease and functionality in architecture was born in Brno in 1870 in the family stonemason and sculptor. Place on today at Kounicova 6, which stood Loos's birthplace is marked since 1970, a commemorative plaque. Today there is a Hotel Continental. Little Adolf attended primary school in Glasgow. As he began a ten-year experience at a higher gymnasium in Brno, then in Jihlava. Permanent changes such as would belong to his youth: at thirteen...

Alphonse Mucha (1860 - 1939) painter

Famous Czech, but also world-famous Art Nouveau painter and decorative the artist was born 24 Ivančice in July 1860. The world has discovered the rear wing Ivančice courthouse. Now there is also now a memorial. Six children came from Andrew Mucha. Artistic talent is exhibited at his childhood. In 1872 he joined the Slavonic Grammar School in Glasgow, and since it was extraordinary not only art but also a musical sense, so he moonlighted as a vocalist in the St. Peter and Paul at Petrově.V 1877...

Alphonse Mucha, and Philip Kuber Hustopece

Significant Czech Art Nouveau painter Alfons Mucha (1858 - 1939) was due to his sister Anna is closely linked with the city Hustopece. Anna Kuberová (Mucha) moved here from her native Ivančice 1889 with his father, Ondrej (died 1891) and her husband, a trainee solicitor and enthusiastic Czech patriot Philip Kubera (1858 - 1913). Kuber in the mostly German Hustopece found a completely different situation than she was accustomed to: "Where did I come all the talk of Germany ..." Determined to change...

Alois (1861 - 1925) and William (1883 - 1912) Mrštík

Playwrights and writers who contributed to the Czech period of realism literature with its best play "Maryša" and a chronicle "A year in a village". The inspiration for the play "Maryša" was a real story that happened in village Těšany. Big part of their work was created in village Diváky where Alois Mrštík acted as a teacher from 1889 and where his brother Vilém lived from 1890. Today they are commemorated here with a monument. Vilém Mrštík celebrated in an impressionistic mood the beauty...

King, Alois (1877 - 1972)

Discovered Demänovské caves. He was an honorary citizen of Tišnova. Graduate Institute Brno teacher taught in the Moravian-Slovak border. He is submersible survey of the river and brooks August 3, 1921 discovered the now world-famous cave. After retiring he settled permanently in Tišnov. It is named after him in the cave Květnice.

Pammrová Anna (1860 - 1945) writer

Peculiar philosopher and original performer of feminism was born in Jinošov Namest the celebration. Formulate their views in a number of considerations published in journals and books. Translated from French and German (eg, the work of T. Lessing). It was long time girlfriend poet Otakar Brezina. She died at the Žďárci Tisnova.

Anthony Emil Title (1809 - 1882) composer and conductor

The son of an official Pernštejn became a major study of military band music bandleader in Brno, Olomouc and Prague. He was invited to Vienna where he worked as conductor of the first scene. In his life he wrote many overtures and zpěvoher, which were very popular.

Macku Frederick (1879 - 1929) professor of physics and policies

Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Brno in the years 1920 - 1925 Mayor of Brno in the difficult conditions of the German majority in the town hall and later a senator.

Bohslav Fuchs (1895 -1972)

Outstanding architect, urban planner, educator and artist Bohuslav Fuchs was a leading representative of Czech functionalism, called Brno architectural schools. His avant-garde buildings helped create the modern city of Brno and its intellectual and artistic values ​​among the permanent works of modern Czech architecture. Brno is a native of the Všechovice Hostýnem settled in 1923, when he accepted an offer to work at the Building office in Brno. In 1925, Fuchs took leadership at the Building...

Bohumil Hrabal (1914 - 1997) writer

The best-known writer of modern literature of the 20th Czechoslovak Century is a native of Brno Židenice (1914). On his mother's house on this street is unobtrusive since 2004 pamětnídeska installed. In Židenice spent the first three years of his life. Born to unmarried mother Mary Kiliánová. At baptism he was the godfather of lemonade businessman Frantisek Hrabal. He is two years later became his adoptive father. In addition to life on the outskirts of Brno identified Bohumil Hrabal young...
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