Jan Masaryk

Czechoslovak diplomat and politician (1886–1948).

Quick Facts

Died: 1948-03-10
Occupation: politician · diplomat · Clerical Officer · opinion journalist · translator · author · foreign minister
Citizenship: Austria–Hungary · Czechoslovakia
Birthplace: Vinohrady

Date / result	Award / category
1991 Received	Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class
25 April 1948 Received	honorary citizen of Brno
1948 Received	honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University
25 May 1947 Received	honorary citizen of Kopřivnice
25 May 1947 Received	honorary citizen of Příbor
1947 Received	Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
1947 Received	honorary citizen of Bratislava
1946 Received	honorary citizen of Prague
21 January 1917 Received	Medal for Bravery
— Received	Čestná medaile T. G. Masaryka
— Received	King Christian X's Liberty Medal
— Received	Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

Jan Masaryk’s education and training.

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