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Tomáš Baťa

1876 - 1932

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Tomáš Baťa (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈbaca]) (3 April 1876 – 12 July 1932) was a Czech entrepreneur and founder of the Bata shoe company. His career was cut short when he died in a plane accident due to bad weather. Baťa's half-brother Jan Antonín Baťa took over his company, expanding it during the Great Depression. World War II resulted in much destruction of the business. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tomáš Baťa is the 220th most popular businessperson (down from 163rd in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Czechia (down from 185th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Tomáš Baťa ranks 220 out of 847. Before him are Franz Josef Popp, Rebiya Kadeer, Maurice de Hirsch, Stockton Rush, John Jacob Astor, and Joe Weider. After him are Vincenzo Lancia, Giulia Tofana, Arthur D. Levinson, Axel Springer, Dieter Schwarz, and Dhirubhai Ambani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Tomáš Baťa ranks 65. Before him are August Sander, Nicola Romeo, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Edvard Eriksen, Hideyo Noguchi, and André Tardieu. After him are Prince Harald of Denmark, Joseph Meister, Madeleine Vionnet, Senjūrō Hayashi, Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, and Elmer Drew Merrill. Among people deceased in 1932, Tomáš Baťa ranks 41. Before him are Georg Kerschensteiner, Guillaume Bigourdan, Johannes Schober, Ahmed Shawqi, Alajos Szokolyi, and Ramon Casas. After him are René-Louis Baire, Alexander Grin, José Félix Uriburu, Harriet Backer, John Philip Sousa, and Louis Anquetin.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Tomáš Baťa ranks 233 out of 1,200. Before him are Dominik Duka (1943), Otfried Preußler (1923), Egon Kisch (1885), Karel Brückner (1939), Jan Syrový (1888), and Josef Jelínek (1941). After him are Helena Vondráčková (1947), Miloš Jakeš (1922), Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449), Princess Michael of Kent (1945), Otto Kittel (1917), and Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia (1035).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Czechia

Among businesspeople born in Czechia, Tomáš Baťa ranks 3. Before him are Ivana Trump (1949), and Oskar Schindler (1908). After him are Petr Kellner (1964).

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