Czechoslovak politician, statesman, sociologist and philosopher; first Czechoslovak president (1850–1937). Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was born on 7 March 1850 in what is now the Czech Republic. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk is remembered as a politician, philosopher and pedagogue, a citizen of Cisleithania and Czechoslovakia. Notable works include “The Spirit of Russia”, “The New Europe (The Slav Standpoint)” and “Světová revoluce: za války a ve válce 1914-1918”. Positions held included President of Czechoslovakia and Member of Abgeordnetenhaus.
Before and after
- from 1850 to 1940Rise of first-wave feminism
- from 1850 to 1910Selknam genocide
- c. 1850Layard unearths the royal library of Nineveh
- 3 January 1850Birth of Sofia Kovalevskaya
- 7 March 1850Birth of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- 6 June 1850Birth of Karl Ferdinand Braun
- 9 July 1850Death of Zachary Taylor
- 5 August 1850Birth of Guy de Maupassant
- 18 August 1850Death of Honoré de Balzac
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The era
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