Karel Horka

1887–1945 (age 58)

Biography

Karel Horka was born in 1887 in Bohemia during the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He lived through a transformative period in Central European history, witnessing the collapse of the empire and the establishment of the Czechoslovak state.

Horka died in 1945 at the age of 58, his life ending during the final year of World War II. He was laid to rest in the National Cemetery in Terezín, a site that holds profound historical significance as a memorial to those who perished during the Holocaust and the war.

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