Famous People with Name Otakar

Otakar Ševcík            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Otakar Ševcík: was a Czech violinist and important teacher, born in Horaždovice.He received his first lessons by his father. He studied under Antonín Bennewitz at the Prague Conservatory (1866–1870) and began his career in 1870 as concertmaster of the Mozarteum concerts in Salzburg, where he also taught. After 1873, he was concertmaster at the Prague Interim (Provisional) Theatre and the Komische Oper at the Ring Theatre in Vienna.

Otakar Kubín            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Otakar Kubín: was an internationally renowned Czech painter and sculptor born in Boskovice, Moravia, Czech Republic. His works are mainly associated with Impressionism. He was influenced by such artists as Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, and formed a friendship with Pablo Picasso. He was known in France as Othon Coubine.

Otakar Boruvka            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Otakar Boruvka: was a Czech mathematician best known today for his work in graph theory, long before this was an established mathematical discipline.He was born in Uherský Ostroh, a town in Moravia (then in Austria-Hungary, later Czechoslovakia; today Czech Republic), and he attended the grammar school in Uherské Hradište, before changing in 1916 to the military school in Hranice and later enrolling into the military technical academy in Mödling near Vienna.

Otakar Marecek            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Otakar Marecek: is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Otakar Janecký            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Otakar Janecký: is a retired ice hockey forward.Janecký represented Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga for several seasons, and his number, 91, has been retired by Jokerit. Janecký also played SM-liiga for SaiPa and Blues.