Jan Sokol

Czech philosopher (1936–2021)

  • Fame49.9
  • Momentum9.8
  • Wikipedia291
Source-basedStable
Lived 1936–2021, aged 85
PoliticiansPolitician
  • Wikipedia
    20 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1936–2021
    Aged 85
  • Known for
    A Star Is Falling Upwa…
    1975
Summary
Updated 2026-06-12

Jan Sokol was a Czech philosopher, dissident, politician and translator. He briefly served as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in 1998 under Prime Minister Josef Tošovský. From 1990 to 1992, he was Member of Parliament for Prague. From 2000 to 2007, he served as the first dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Charles University in Prague. Sokol ran for President of the Czech Republic in the 2003 election but lost to Václav Klaus.

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49.9
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Momentum9.8
Historical17.3
Now attention29.8
Source confidence70.0
Completeness70.0
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