Charles Bacik

Karel (Charles) Bacik (June 25 1910 - July 11 1991), was a Czech glass manufacturer and a founder of Waterford Glass.^[1]

He was born in Nová Říše, graduated from Charles University, Prague, and began working in glass manufacturing in Světlá nad Sázavou in 1935. By the time of the Communist takeover, he owned four glass factories.^[1]

In 1946, as his factories were being taken over by the Communists, he emigrated to Ireland. In 1947, in partnership with a Dublin gift-shop owner, Bernard Fitzpatrick, he started Waterford Glass. In 1950, the company was in financial difficulties and he ceded ownership to the Irish Glass Bottle Company. He continued to work for the company as a manager until 1974 and as a board member until 1984.^[1]

His granddaughter, Ivana Bacik, is an Irish Senator and academic.^[1]

References and sources

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Cox, Catherine (2010-07-24). "Charles Bacík 1910-1991". Irishlives (The Irish Times). http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0724/1224275365597.html. Retrieved 2011-01-08. 

Sources

• Brian F. Havel, Maestro of Crystal, Currach Press, 2005, biography of Miroslav Havel, a glass designer who worked with Bacik both in Czechoslovakia and Ireland.

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Name	Bacik, Charles
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Date of birth	June 25, 1910
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Date of death	July 11, 1991
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