Otokar
Cila, Academic painter
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During the World War, in the intervals between fightings, he painted
the churches in Russia and pictures of war scenery. In 1920, he was
sent by the Czechoslovakian Government to China and India to study
the monuments, arts and paintings. He stopped at Mukden, Tientsien,
Peking, Shanghai, Calcutta, Benares, Agra, Dehli, Penang, Singapore;
in Bombay worked on illustrator for the review, "Times of India". He
returned with a large number of exotic sketches, studies and
sceneries, which had been bought partly by the Czechoslovakian
Government; another part is in private possession.
Georges
Cantacuzene, General
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is a General in the reserve and interim commander of the political
party "La Garde de Fer" (the Iron Guard). He is also the Director of
hospitals in Bucharest and is the general director of a Cement
factory in Braila.
Liudas
Gira, Writer
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is a writer, poet, playwright, critic, literary historian and is an
active member in Lithuanian public life. He was Commissioner and
Chief of the Vilna militia during the German occupation and was also
organizer and director of the Lithuanian Theater at Vilna and the
first director of the Lithuanian State Theater (1917 in Vilna and
1922-1926 in Kaunas). He was a member of the board of Vilna in 1918
and in 1919 was held by the Bolsheviks for 6 months as political
prisoner. He was chief of the Intelligence Service department for the
General Staff Governor of the district of Mariampol in 1920 and he
became Chairman of the board of Lithuanian Radio Broadcasting in
1927. From 1927 on he has been manager of the Books Publishing
Commission at the Ministry of Education. Name in full - Liudas
Sirijos Gira. As a critic he is known under the pseudonym of E.
Radzikauskas. His son - Vytautas Sirijos Gira - born in 1911- is a
modern lyric poet, having published his works in magazines and in
book form.
Andreas
Hlinka, Priest, Parson; Deputy; Head of Slovakian Popular Party
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is the head of Slovakian Popular Party and he translated the "Old
Testament" from Latin into the Slovakian language at the State Prison
at Szeged. He is also the President of a Storehouse at Ruzomberok, of
a Brick-Factory, of a Saw-Mill, and of a Match-Factory.
Vlatislav
Hofman, 
is an architect with the Construction Office of the city of Prague.
Besides other plans he has carried out the Jirasek bridge over the
Vltava at Prague. He has made paintings, especially landscapes and
has painted sceneries for about 150 dramatical plays for the most
important stages of Czechoslovakia and foreign countries.
Jerzy
de Hulewicz, Author, painter, agriculturer
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Since 1911 owner of the landestate Koscianki, where he has been
cultivating the bringing up of purebred horses as well as painting
and literature. In 1918-1920 he cooperated for the independence of
Poland, now he is working in public life for the ideas of Marshal
Pilsudski. In 1917-1922 he became an editor of a periodical for
Literature and Fine Arts: "Zdroj" in Poznan.
Heinrich
Janotta, Technician
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is President of Troppau Sugar Refinery Stock Co. and of the
Curatorium of Emperor Francis-Joseph Museum at Troppau.
Jiri
Karásek ze Lvovic, Writer, Director of Gallery
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is a clerk with the post-office and is the founder of the Post-Museum
in Prague. He has worked as a poet since 1892 and is head of the
symbolistic poetry-school and a reviewer. In 1925 he offered to the
Czech Nation his private Picture Gallery which is known under the
name of "Karásek-Gallery".
Jan
M. Lasdin, Envoy extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
Latvia in Belgium and Luxembourg
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He was the first solo-violonist with the Imperial Court Orchestra in
St. Petersburg, 1902-1917 and chief of the Cabinet in the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs until July 1924 . Then he became General
Secretary with the Latvian delegations in Geneva, Genoa, Warsaw,
Helsinki, Kowno, Rome, Paris and London.
Stefanoff
Nenoff, Teacher
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In 1928 during the Earthquake in the south of Bulgaria he founded a
committee for the rebuilding of destroyed houses. He founded a
composer's union in 1933 of which he is the secretary. He gave
recitals in Bulgaria and all over Europe: 14 compositions for piano,
orchestra, songs, chamber music, altogether over 40 works performed
in Bulgaria, partly also abroad (Berlin, Dresden, Rome, Warsaw,
Paris, etc.). He erected more than 100 buildings, such as: Railway
Stations, hospitals, store houses, private dwelling houses and is
also a writer on musical subjects, a music critic for Bulgarian
newspapers and a promoter of Bulgarian composers by arranging
premiers of their works in Bulgaria and abroad.
Constantin
Tanase, Artist
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played during 3 years with a famous artist's group, organized a
troupe for a comedy play, for operettas and operas. Since 1918, he is
director of "Theatre Carabus" with a cast of 200 persons. He played
in Turkey with this group and alone in Paris; and also played in the
film "Le Rève de Tanase" and "Chaure de Tanase". He organized
an ensemble to present Rumanian plays and songs and founded 3 schools
for children and a church. He is President of the Society "Scena"
(Rumanian Artists) and is a composer of music for reviews, songs and
short stories.