Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

Details

Instance of

human

Born

7 March 1850

Died

14 September 1937

Conflict

World War I

Place of birth

Hodonín

Place of death

Lány

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Tomáš, Jan

Family name

Garrigue, Masaryk

Father

Jozef Maszárik

Mother

Terezie Masaryková

Spouse

Charlotte Garrigue

Child

Alice Masaryková, Herbert Masaryk, Jan Masaryk, Olga Masaryková

Sibling

Ludvík Masaryk

Field of work

politics, philosophy, sociology, journalism, educational system, literature

Occupation

politician, philosopher, pedagogue, writer, sociologist, university teacher, journalist, teacher, editing staff, historian, member of parliament

Position held

President of Czechoslovakia, Member of Abgeordnetenhaus, Member of Abgeordnetenhaus

Citizenship

Cisleithania, Czechoslovakia

Native language

Czech

Religion

Evangelical Church in Austria (1781-1918), Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren

Awards

honorary citizen of Strakonice, honorary citizen of Třebíč, Order of the Star of Karađorđe, honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, honorary citizen of Prague, honorary doctor of Protestant Theological Faculty – Charles University, Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, Order of the Elephant, Order of the White Eagle, Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer

academic degree

Doctor of Philosophy

archives at

International Institute of Social History

birth name

Tomáš Jan Masaryk

candidacy in election

1918 Czechoslovak presidential election, 1920 Czechoslovak presidential election, 1927 Czechoslovak presidential election, 1934 Czechoslovak presidential election

contributed to creative work

1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, 1926 Encyclopædia Britannica

date of baptism

8 March 1850

date of burial or cremation

21 September 1937

described by source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Tomáš G. Masaryk, president republiky československé, Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Database of the Military Historical Archive, Lexikon české literatury. Osobnosti, díla, instituce, History of Everyday Life Database, The Encyclopedia Americana, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921

educated at

University of Vienna, Akademisches Gymnasium

employer

University of Vienna, Charles University, King's College London

end of work period

1937

languages spoken, written or signed

Slovak, German, Czech, English, French, Polish, Russian, Latin

member of

American Philosophical Society, Romanian Academy

member of political party

Young Czech Party

military branch

Czechoslovak Legions

name in native language

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

nominated for

Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize

notable work

The Spirit of Russia, The New Europe (The Slav Standpoint), Světová revoluce: za války a ve válce 1914-1918, Czechoslovak declaration of independence, Česká otázka, Masaryk's First Presidential Message

number of children

5

personal library at

Masaryk Institute and Archives of the AS CR, p. r. i., Masaryk Library

place of burial

cemetery in Lány, Grave of Masaryk family

pseudonym

Thomas George Marsden

residence

birth house of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, house of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Mutěnice, Čejč, Brno, Vienna, Leipzig, Vienna, Prague, London, Prague Castle, Lány Castle

significant person

Edmund Husserl

student of

Franz Brentano

topic's main category

Category:Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

work location

Vienna, Prague

writing language

German, English, Czech

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