Jaroslav Kožešník

Jaroslav Kožešník (8 June 1907 – 26 June 1985) was a Czech mathematician, scientist and politician. He was an expert in mechanics and automation (cybernetics) and worked as an editor-in-chief of the Kybernetika journal. He was a chairman of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (1969–1970, 1970–1977, 1977–1980), a Communist Party functionary in Socialist Czechoslovakia and a member of the parliament during the normalization period. He was a recipient of several state awards.

Life Kožešník was born on 8 June 1907 in Kněžice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He died on 26 June 1985 in Prague.

Books 1983: Teorie podobnosti a modelování 1979: Kmitání mechanických soustav 1965: Základy teorie přístrojů (Principles of the Theory of Machines) 1960: Dynamika strojů (Dynamics of Machines), translated into English, German, Russian, Polish 1960: Mechanika elektrických strojů točivých (The Mechanics of Electrical Rotating Machines), translated into several languages 1947: Fysikální podobnost a stavba modelů

Awards Honorary title of the Hero of Socialist Labor of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the Order of the Republic, the Order of the Victorious February, Order of Labour, A. Zápotockého medal with ribbon, the Soviet Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Friendship of Peoples (awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union), Star friendship Nations in gold (awarded by the State Council of the GDR). For scientific merit is twice laureate of the Klement Gottwald State Prize, received the highest scientific honors the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, Lomonosov Gold Medal, two honorary gold plaques of the SCAS "For Merits of science and humanity" and a plaque of Zdeněk Nejedlý.