Milan Rastislav Štefánik
Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880–1919) was a Czechoslovak politician, astronomer and photographer.
Also recorded as M. R. Štefánik; Milan Rastislav Stefanik.
Overview
Born at Košariská in 1880, died at Ivanka pri Dunaji in 1919.
In detail
Milan Rastislav Štefánik studied at Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. the recorded working language is Slovak and French.
Positions recorded include defence minister and member of the Revolutionary National Assembly of Czechoslovakia.
Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Prix Jules Janssen and Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945.
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“Milan Rastislav Štefánik”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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