Karel Velan

Canadian physicist and engineer (1918–2017).¹

Born Feb 8, 1918, died Sep 29, 2017.¹

Companies

VelanFounder¹⁰

Career

Occupation: physicist, engineer, businessperson, mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, astronomer, philanthropist.²

Personal life

BornFeb 8, 1918, Ostrava³
DiedSep 29, 2017, Montreal⁴
CitizenshipCzechoslovakia, Canada, Czech Republic^{5 6}

Awards

2017Officer of the Order of Montreal^{7 9}
2014Silver Medal of the President of the Senate⁷
2005Knight of the National Order of Quebec^{7 8}

Sources

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WikidataKarel Velan on Wikidata
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WikidataKarel Velan: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataKarel Velan: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataKarel Velan: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataKarel Velan: citizenship, on Wikidata
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Wikidatacitizenship, as reported by Records of persons of interest
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WikidataKarel Velan: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataVelan, Founder