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Prague : 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).
2. St John of Nepomuk

Wenceslas IV arrested Nepomuk (1340–93) over the election of an abbot and threw his body from Charles Bridge.
3. Jan Hus

Hus (1370–1415) preached against Church corruption and was burned as a heretic.
4. Mordecai Maisel

The Jewish mayor (1528–1601) was one of the richest men in Europe (see Mordecai Maisel’s Grave).
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.
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.
7. Johannes Kepler

The German astronomer (1571–1630) pioneered studies of planetary motion.
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).
9. Franz Kafka

Prague’s best-known author (1883–1924) was largely unpublished in his lifetime.
10. Emil Zátopek

“The Locomotive” (1922– 2000) won three long-distance gold medals at the 1952 Olympic Games.