František Běhounek

Czech academic, physicist, arctic explorer, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer (1898–1973).

Born October 28th, 1898 in Prague. [ref]

Died January 1st, 1973 at 74 years old in Karlovy Vary.

Occupations
Esperantist, explorer, nuclear physicist, physicist, radiologist, science fiction writer, teacher, translator, university teacher, writer
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