Famous People with Name Bedrich

Bedrich Smetana            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bedrich Smetana: was a Czech composer. He is best known for his symphonic poem Vltava (better known as The Moldau from the German), the second in a cycle of six which he entitled Má vlast ("My Country"), and for his opera The Bartered Bride.

Bedrich (Friedrich) Hrozný            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bedrich (Friedrich) Hrozný: was a Czech orientalist and linguist. He deciphered the ancient Hittite language, identified it as an Indo-European language and laying the grounds to Hittitology. Though of Czech origin, he published his work in German or French.Hrozný was born in Lysá nad Labem, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. In the town of Kolín he learned Hebrew and Arabic, at the University of Vienna Akkadian, Aramaic, Ethiopian, Sumerian and Sanskrit, as well as the cuneiform used in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia and Persia. He also studied orientalism at Humboldt University of Berlin.

Bedrich Moldan            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bedrich Moldan: is a Czech ecologist, publicist and politician.Moldan is professor of environmental science, founder and director of the Charles University Environment Center. From 2001 to 2004 coordinating lead author of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.

Bedrich Šcerban            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bedrich Šcerban: is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.Šcerban began his career with HC Dukla Jihlava of the Czech Extraliga in 1986. In 1991, he moved to Finland's SM-liiga, spending one season with Tappara before moving the Sweden's Elitserien with Brynäs

Bedrich Feuerstein            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Bedrich Feuerstein: was a Czech architect, painter and essayist.Between 1924 and 1926 he worked with Auguste Perret in Paris, and between 1929 and 1931 in Tokyo, Japan with Antonín Raymond. His work was influenced by purism and by Frank Lloyd Wright.After returning from Japan, Feuerstein suffered from nervous illness. His worsening condition and his financial problems led him to commit suicide in 1936, in Prague.