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CZ Praha Slavín září2011 - Prague Slavin Sep2011

 English

SLAVIN is a name of a cemetery of Czech giants based in Prague. There are most of famous Czechs buried there.

Composers - Dvorak (New World Symphony), Smetana (My Homeland symphony; Bartered Bride, Libuse and Dalibor operas), Fibich

Writers - Capek, Cech, Nemcova

Poets - Neruda, Hrubin, Macha, Nezval,

Actors - Burian, Kohout

Painter - Svabinsky, Ales

Scientists - Heyrovsky (Nobel prize 1959, polarography), Purkyne (physiologhy of human cells)

Politician - Horakova

Scouting founder - Svojsik

Fiddler - Suk