About Jan Jesenský, Jr.
Lived 1904 – 1942 (aged 38). Jan Jesenský, Jr. was a Czech scientist.
Jan Jesenský Jr. ((5 March 1904 – 24 October 1942) was a Czech scientist and a member of the Resistance during World War II.
Jesenský was born in Prague to Milada and František Jesenský. He was a cousin of the writer Milena Jesenská.
After the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Hitler, he became a member of a secret military resistance organisation. In 1942 he was arrested by the Gestapo; his wife Alžběta, brother Jiří and sister-in-law Žofia were also arrested and taken to the Mauthausen concentration camp, Austria where all four of them died on October 24, 1942.
In 1946 he was awarded the Czechoslovak Medal of Honour War Cross.
A plaque in the centre of Prague commemorates Alžběta and Jan Jesenská.
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Who was Jan Jesenský, Jr.?
Czech scientist (1904–1942)
When was Jan Jesenský, Jr. born?
Jan Jesenský, Jr. was born on 5 March 1904 in Prague.
When did Jan Jesenský, Jr. die?
Jan Jesenský, Jr. died on 24 October 1942 in Mauthausen concentration camp.
What was Jan Jesenský, Jr.'s occupation?
Jan Jesenský, Jr. was a scientist.
What nationality was Jan Jesenský, Jr.?
Jan Jesenský, Jr. was Czech.
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