- Josef Aleš-Lyžec
Josef Aleš-Lyžec Audio|Josef ales lyzec.ogg|czech pronunciation (1862 - 1927) was a Czech teacher and sportsman.
He was descendant of known south-
Bohemia n Aleš family, cousin of well-known painterMikoláš Aleš and father of famous writerJosef Váchal (J. Aleš-Lyžec never married his mother Anna Váchalová, so his son got mother's name). He was great propagator ofskiing (the old Czech word "lyžec" means "Ski-Man" in English). His life was quite bohemian).
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