František Zaoral

1891–1919 (age 28)

Biography

František Zaoral entered adulthood as the world was changing around him, and he met each day with a resolve to do his part for family and neighbors. Though his life was shortened, his character reflected the pride of a nation striving to define itself.

His burial at Olšany Cemetery preserves the calm dignity he embodied, and visitors pause there to remember a life that, though brief, remains woven into the shared history of the place.