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Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III
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Karel Engliš
1880-08-17 – 1961-06-15
Life & Legacy
Karel Engliš (17 August 1880 – 13 June 1961) was a Czech economist, political scientist, and founder of teleological economic theory.
Engliš was the first rector of Masaryk University in Brno from 1919 to 1920, and from 1947 to 1948 was rector of Charles University in Prague. Together with Alois Rašín, he was significantly involved in the Czechoslovak currency reform after World War I as Minister of Finance. From 1934 to 1938, he was Governor of the National Bank of Czechoslovakia.
Occupation & Career
politician, economist, pedagogue, writer, university teacher, teacher, jurist, philosopher
Education
Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III
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Honors & Awards
Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III
Employer
Brno University of Technology · Charles University
Organizations & Memberships
Czech Academy of Science and Art
Education & Institutions
Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague
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