Jiří Klesl
1934–2010 (age 76)
Biography
Jiří Klesl was born in 1934 and died in 2010, living seventy-six years through the most significant period in modern European history. He witnessed the final years of the First Republic, the Nazi occupation, the communist era, and the restoration of democracy and freedom in 1989.
Klesl is remembered with respect at Vinohrady Cemetery in Prague, where he rests peacefully. His life reflects the experiences of a generation that endured and overcame tremendous historical challenges.