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Founder of Czech Olympic Committee Stanislav Guth-Jarkovský born 160 years ago

01/17/2021
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Jiří Stanislav Guth-Jarkovský, photo: V. Donát/e-Sbírky, National Museum, CC BY 4.0
Jiří Stanislav Guth-Jarkovský, photo: V. Donát/e-Sbírky, National Museum, CC BY 4.0

Pedagogoue, publicist, writer and the founder of the Czech Olympic Committee Stanislav Guth-Jarkovský was born 160 years ago on January 23, 1861 in Heřmanův Městec.

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