Top 10 Top 10 Historical Figures
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1. St Agnes
St Agnes (1211–82), devout sister of Wenceslas I, built a convent for the order of the Poor Clares (the female counterpart of the Franciscans).
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2. St John of Nepomuk
Wenceslas IV arrested Nepomuk (1340–93) over the election of an abbot and threw his body from Charles Bridge.
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3. Jan Hus
Hus (1370–1415) preached against Church corruption and was burned as a heretic.
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4. Mordecai Maisel
The Jewish mayor (1528–1601) was one of the richest men in Europe (see Mordecai Maisel’s Grave).
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5. Tycho de Brahe
Astronomer at Rudolph’s court, Brahe (1546–1601) suffered a burst bladder when he refused to leave the emperor’s side at a banquet.
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6. Edward Kelley and John Dee
The English charlatans gained Rudolph II’s trust by converting lead into gold, but were more interested in necromancy.
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7. Johannes Kepler
The German astronomer (1571–1630) pioneered studies of planetary motion.
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8. Albrecht von Wallenstein
Leader of the Catholics during the Thirty Years’ War, Wallenstein (1581–1634) built a vast palace in Prague (see Wallenstein Palace).
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9. Franz Kafka
Prague’s best-known author (1883–1924) was largely unpublished in his lifetime.
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10. Emil Zátopek
“The Locomotive” (1922– 2000) won three long-distance gold medals at the 1952 Olympic Games.
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