Otakar (Ottokar) Podlipný
1892–1961 (age 69)
Biography
Otakar (Ottokar) Podlipný was born in 1892 and lived through a remarkable period of transformation in Czech history. His lifetime encompassed the final years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the independence of Czechoslovakia, and the complexities of twentieth-century European politics.
Podlipný lived until 1961, witnessing nearly seven decades of historical change. His long life provided perspective on the dramatic shifts that reshaped the Czech lands and their place in Europe.