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Otto Wichterle and The Contact Lens

Otto Wichterle, though his name might not ring a bell for any ordinary person, may mean the world to those who who have ever replaced their glasses, for Otto Wichterle is the inventor of the contact lens. Born in Prostějov, Czech Republic, he was raised in a home where his father, the co-owner of a farm-machine and car factory, wished...

Bohemians, PEOPLE

May 16, 2017

American Czechs and their Religious Beliefs

American Czechs and their Religious Beliefs (1) At the time of the mass migration of Czechs to America, according to the Austrian statistics, 960 Catholics, 22 Protestants, 16 Jews and less than 1 percent of agnostics lived in Bohemia, among 1,000 inhabitants. After they came to America, the statistics looked quite differently. Take for example...

Bohemians, PEOPLE

May 2, 2017

The Only Monarch In The World Who Speaks Czech Fluently

Norodom Sihamoni, the King of Cambodia, spent his youth studying dance and music in the Czech capital of Prague. To this day, he visits the city regularly and is fluent in the Czech language. As a young boy, Sihamoni was send to Prague to study by his father. He first arrived in Prague in 1962,...

PEOPLE

April 13, 2017

US Surgeon – Father of Transplantation Has Roots in Bohemia

Thomas Earl Starzl 1926-2017 Thomas Earl Starzl’s grandfather John V. Starzl (1865-1932) was brought in 1878 from Bohemia to the US by his parents Joseph Starzl and Magdalena, nee Rűba. Thomas Earl Starzl (1926-2017), M.D., Ph. D. – was born March 11, 1926 in LeMars, Iowa. He was an American physician, researcher, and expert on...

Men, PEOPLE

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April 8, 2017

Girl with Czech Roots Is the Best Athlete in the World

Best Athlete in the World A 15-year old, Katie Ledecky shocked the 2012 London Olympic Games, when she unexpectedly won the Gold Medal in the women’s 800-meter freestyle. Currently, she is a five-time Olympic Gold Medalist and nine-time World Champion. Some consider her the best athlete of the World. Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky was born on...

PEOPLE, Women

March 29, 2017

Honoring Helen Brooke Taussig

Today we are honoring Helen Brooke Taussig, a woman physician who saved thousands of children’s lives. When in May 1980, the famed 87- year physician, Helen Brooke Taussig, lost her life during a car accident, the Czech foreign press did not devote any attention to that event. Nobody could, of course, suspect that she was, on...

PEOPLE, Women

February 15, 2017

The Elegant Dress Designs of Hana Podolská

Today we are taking a look at the elegant dress designs of Hana Podolská. We chose today because it has been exatcly 45 years ago today, that famous Czech fashion designer, Hana Podolská, died. The First Republic is in Czech historical context understood as the Golden Age. A time of flowering of the new state...

Bohemians, Fashion, Women

January 11, 2017

The Falconers of the Czech Republic

There seems to exist a very special bond between falconers and their majestic birds. Demonstrations of falconry in the courtyards of Bohemian and Moravian castles and chateaux exist to this day. The beautiful falcon and its prey have evolved their existence together over millions of years. The falcon is adapted to hunting prey and prey has...

Bohemians, Men, PEOPLE

December 4, 2016

Valuable Life Lessons from My Czech Grandmother

Happy Birthday Babička Marie – I Miss You. Tomorrow would be my grandmother’s 93rd Birthday if she were still alive. She’d surely be just as beautiful as she always was. Today I’m sharing valuable life lessons from my Czech grandmother. My grandmother, Marie (born Šrámková) was born on December 5, 1923, in Prague, Czech Republic. Her...

PEOPLE, TresBohemes

October 24, 2016

Tres Bohemes at Huffington Post

We had an exciting weekend. Sunday morning someone emailed me that our interview was posted at Huffington Post! We’re excited about this because they have a large following and it will place Tres Bohemes in front of a lot of new people! You can read the interview here. We’re really excited about this and would love if you...

PEOPLE, TresBohemes

October 22, 2016

Tomas Rosicky and Overcoming Injury

Sponsored Post The weekend is a time for sports and that’s why today we are looking at a champion of a player. Tomas Rosicky moved back to the Czech Republic this year after a 10-year spell at Arsenal. The Czech midfielder has had an illustrious career from his beginnings at Sparta Prague through to his...

Men, PEOPLE

August 6, 2016

The Father of Modern Education

The title, father of modern education, is attributed to Jan Amos Komensky, also known as John Amos Comenius. He was born on March 28, 1592 in Nivnice, Moravia (which is now part of the Czech Republic) and he died on November 15, 1670. From the persecution and hardships he suffered in his life, he came...

Men, PEOPLE

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August 1, 2016

Happy Birthday, Kytka

Today (August 1st, 2016) is my mother Kytka’s birthday. In case you don’t know who that is, she is the founder of and an author here at Tres Bohemes. She is a true Bohemian. She was born in the Czech Republic and her parents immigrated to the US in search of a new life without communism....

PEOPLE, Women

July 13, 2016

The Czechoslovak People’s Army in the Early 1960s

A Look Back at the Czechoslovak People’s Army in the Early 1960s is inspired by today’s date, July 13th. Today is a special day because it’s my father’s birthday, and while I was looking at old photographs of him, I found this collection of old army photos of him and his friends. Now I cannot...

Bohemians, CULTURE, Photography

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June 28, 2016

František Hilmar, Father of the Polka

Here is something that most of you may not know about our family… My father can trace his history back to around 1648, when the first Hilmar (Hylmar) came from Swedish/Nordic territory to Košťanech (in what’s now known as the Czech Republic) as a soldier in the Thirty Years’ War. He settled and made his...

Bohemians, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE, Music

April 20, 2016

Sophia Loren in Prague

What better way to pass a crown of beauty than to have Sophia Loren crown the Czech Miss beauty pageant winner. In 2014, that is exactly what happened. Gabriela Franková was crowned Miss Czech Republic for Miss Universe and Sophia was the one who placed the crown on her head. The night was made extra special with the...

PEOPLE, Women

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