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Ivan M. Havel

1938-10-11 – 2021-04-25

Portrait of Ivan M. Havel
Ivan M. Havel (2017)Credit: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin)

Life & Legacy

Ivan Miloš Havel (11 October 1938 – 25 April 2021) was a Czech scientist and philosopher. He was the brother of President Václav Havel, with whom he was one of the founders of the Civic Forum.
In years 1990–2019, he was the editor-in-chief of Vesmír.
In a joint award for 2019/2020 commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the fall of Communism, Havel was awarded the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award with Ivan Chvatik (19th) and Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Markus Meckel (20th) by the Prague Society and Global Panel Foundation.

Occupation & Career

computer scientist, philosopher, researcher, teacher, university teacher

Education

Faculty of Electrical Engineering Czech Technical University; University of California, Berkeley

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights; Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award · USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights

Employer

Charles University

Organizations & Memberships

Academia Europaea · scouting

Education & Institutions

Faculty of Electrical Engineering Czech Technical University · University of California, Berkeley

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3596070 — wikidata View source

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