biographies and memoirs(58)

Chvíle s Janem Masarykem

Paměti

In his memoirs, this world-famous gastroenterologist encapsulates his life and scholarly experience, recollects his father and presents h...

Josef Pekař

This book by Josef Hanzal describes the life and work of an eminent Czech historian. The author follows Josef Pekař during his studies an...

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Edvard Beneš: Politická biografie českého demokrata I

This biography of the second Czechoslovak president is divided into two parts. The first part presents Edvard Beneš in 1884–1935, that is...

Revolucionář a diplomat (1884–1935)

Dějiny chirurgie v Čechách

The book was originally published in 1891 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the imperial and royal general hospital and opening...

Můj deník z první světové války

The diary of Zdeněk Václav Tobolka, a pro-Austrian member of parliament for the Young Czech Party, and during the First Republic a Social...

Edvard Beneš: Politická biografie českého demokrata II

The second part of the political biography of Edvard Beneš covers the period from 1935, when this politician, having matured both politic...

Prezident republiky a vůdce národního odboje (1935–1948)

Paměti Františka Jana Vaváka, souseda a rychtáře milčického z let 1770–1816

František Jan Vavák (1741–1816) was the most important of the Czech peasant amateur writers. Lacking any formal education, through self-s...

Kniha VI–VII (1810–1816)

Když se rákos chvěje nad hladinou

As is clear from the title, this book is a collection of author's personal confession and open meditation rather than a comprehensive aca...

Francouzský institut v Praze 1920–1951

The French Institute is an important foreign institution with an almost 100-year-tradition. Between 1920–1951 it became the keystone of C...

Mezi vzděláním a propagandou

Zažil jsem toho dost

Professor PhDr. Petr Sgall, DrSc., is a widely respected scientist in the field of general, theoretical and computational linguistics and...

Václav Chaloupecký

The aim of this book is to deal with the historiographical legacy of Czech historian Václav Chaloupecký (1882–1951), the pupil of Josef P...

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