Karel, Rudolf b. November 9, 1880 d. March 6, 1945 Composer. One of the leading Czech composers of his generation, he was born in Pilsen, Bohemia, and attended the National Conservatory in Prague from 1901 to 1904, taking master classes with composer Antonin Dvorak. During World War I he served on the Russian front in the Information Division of the Austro-Hungarian Army and later with the Czech Legion. In 1919 he was appointed professor of composition at the Prague Conservatory. Karel was a transitional figure in his country's musical...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) National Cemetery, Terezin (Theresienstadt), Ustecky, Czech Republic
b. November 9, 1880 d. March 6, 1945