- Jaroslava Moserová
Jaroslava Moserová, MU Dr.Sc. (born
17 January ,1930 , Prague) was a Czech senator, ambassador, presidential candidate, doctor, and translator.Biography
Moserová was originally a physician with a specialization in skin burns. Among others, she was a witness of the last hours of
Jan Palach . She wrote a number of stories, screenplays, dramas, and translated some books byDick Francis into Czech. She entered politics in 1990 as chairwomen of the committee of science, education and culture. In 1991—1993, she was the ambassador of Czechoslovakia in Australia and New Zealand. From 1996—1999 she was vice-President of the Senate of the Czech Republic.In 1999, she became president of the General Session of
UNESCO . In 2003 she unsuccessfully ran for president of theCzech Republic . French PresidentJacques Chirac honored her as an Officer of the Légion d'honneur.Fact|date=April 2008 She died of cancer on24 March ,2006 , inPrague at the age of 76. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/apr/14/guardianobituaries.mainsection Obituary: Jaroslava Moserova | News | The Guardian ] ]References
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