Václav
Encyclopedia
Václav (ˈvaːtslaf) is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas . These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Vencslav.
People
- Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of BohemiaWenceslaus I, Duke of BohemiaWenceslaus I , or Wenceslas I, was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935, purportedly in a plot by his own brother, Boleslav the Cruel....
(907–935 or 929) (svatý Václav) - Václav BrožíkVáclav BrožíkVáclav Brožík was a Czech academic painter.Since 1868 he studied at the Academy of Arts in Prague, Dresden, and Munich. In 1879 he went on study journey to the Netherlands....
, painter - Václav HankaVáclav HankaWenceslaus Hanka Czech: Václav Hanka was a Czech philologist.-Biography:He was born at Hořiněves near Hradec Králové . He was sent in 1807 to school at Hradec Králové, to escape the conscription, then to the University of Prague, where he founded a society for the cultivation of the Czech language...
, philologist - Václav HavelVáclav HavelVáclav Havel is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic . He has written over twenty plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally...
, last President of Czechoslovakia (1989 – 1992) and first President of the Czech Republic (1993 – 2003) - Václav Hollar, graphic artist
- Václav KadlecVáclav KadlecVáclav Kadlec is a Czech footballer. He plays as a striker, currently for Czech club Sparta Prague.He made his début in the Gambrinus liga in 2008 and scored his first league goal at the age of 16....
, a Football player of Czech Republic who involved in Sparta Prague. - Václav KlausVáclav KlausVáclav Klaus is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister .An economist, he is co-founder of the Civic Democratic Party, the Czech Republic's largest center-right political party. Klaus is a eurosceptic, but he reluctantly endorsed the Lisbon treaty as president of...
, current President of the Czech Republic (2003 – ) - Václav Kliment KlicperaVáclav Kliment KlicperaVáclav Kliment Klicpera was a Czech playwright, author, and poet. He was one of the first presenters of Czech drama, and was especially influential in the foundation of comedic Czech theater....
, playwright, author, and poet - Václav Matěj KrameriusVáclav Matej KrameriusVáclav Matěj Kramerius was a Czech publisher, journalist and writer, one of the most important early figures of the Czech National Revival....
, publisher, journalist and writer - Josef Václav MyslbekJosef Václav MyslbekJosef Václav Myslbek was a Czech sculptor credited for founding of the modern Czech sculpting style.Josef grew up poor in a suburb of Prague. His family pushed him to become a shoemaker but he shirked the duty by getting a job with a succession of Czech sculptors...
, sculptor - Václav NelhýbelVáclav NelhýbelVáclav Nelhýbel was a Czech-American composer, mainly of works for student performers. He is considered one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century....
, composer - Václav NeumannVáclav NeumannVáclav Neumann was a Czech conductor, violinist and viola player.Neumann was born in Prague where he studied at the Prague Conservatory, with Josef Micka , and with Pavel Dědeček and Metod Doležil . He co-founded, and played 1st violin in, the Smetana Quartet, before holding conducting posts in...
, conductor, violinist and viola player - Vaslav NijinskyVaslav NijinskyVaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the 20th century. He grew to be celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations...
, Russian ballet dancer - Wacław Potocki, Polish nobleman, poet and writer
- Václav ProspalVaclav ProspalVáclav "Vinny" Prospal is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger who is currently a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, NHL hockey player - Václav TalichVáclav TalichVáclav Talich was a Czech conductor, violinist and pedagogue.- Life :Born in Kroměříž, Moravia, he started his musical career in a student orchestra in Klatovy. From 1897 to 1903 he studied at the conservatory in Prague with Otakar Ševčík...
, conductor and violinist - Václav VaraďaVaclav VaradaVáclav Varaďa is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Vítkovice of the Czech Extraliga. He formerly played in the National Hockey League in a ten-year span. In his professional career, he has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Ottawa Senators...
, former NHL hockey player
Other
- 8740 Václav8740 Václav8740 Václav is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1794.2209936 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 12, 1998.-References:...
, an asteroid named after Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia, and other Bohemian rulers of this name
See also
- Boleslaus
- Boleslav (disambiguation), includes Boleslaw
- Wenceslaus (disambiguation)