Photo: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁴

Jan Antonín Baťa

Czech shoe manufacturer (1898–1965)

Jan Antonín Baťa (7 March 1898 – 23 August 1965) (also known as Jan Antonin Bata or Jan Bata, called the King of Shoes) was a Czech-Brazilian shoe manufacturer from Uherské Hradiště (southeastern Moravia) and a half-brother of Tomáš Baťa.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jan Antonín Baťa (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 11, 1898, died Aug 23, 1965.¹

Companies

Bata LimitedBoard member¹³

Career

Occupation: writer, entrepreneur, poet, opinion journalist.^{5 6}

Date not recordedFounded Centrum-Baťovany³
Date not recordedBoard member, Bata Limited⁴

Personal life

BornMar 11, 1898, Uherské Hradiště^{6 7}
DiedAug 23, 1965, Batatuba⁸
CitizenshipCzechoslovakia, Brazil^{9 10}

Awards

2019Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion¹¹
Date not recordedhonorary citizen of Zlín¹¹

Sources

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WikidataJan Antonín Baťa on Wikidata
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WikipediaJan Antonín Baťa on Wikipedia
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WikidataJan Antonín Baťa: Founded Centrum-Baťovany, on Wikidata
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WikidataJan Antonín Baťa: Board member, Bata Limited, on Wikidata
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WikidataJan Antonín Baťa: occupation, on Wikidata
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Wikidataoccupation, as reported by The Fine Art Archive
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WikidataJan Antonín Baťa: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataJan Antonín Baťa: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataJan Antonín Baťa: citizenship, on Wikidata
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Wikidatacitizenship, as reported by Records of persons of interest
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WikidataJan Antonín Baťa: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataJan Antonín Baťa: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataBata Limited, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsJan Antonín Baťa photo by Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain

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