What is Jan Sokol?
[[File:Jan Sokol.jpg|thumb|Jan Sokol in 2007]] '''Jan Sokol''' (18 April 1936 &ndash; 16 February 2021) was a Czech philosopher, translator and politician. He was son of architect [[Jan Sokol (architect)|Jan Sokol]]. He was a member of parliament from 1990 to 1992. He was minister of education from January to July 1998. In 2003, he was candidate for [[President of the Czech Republic]]. He was a member of [[Charles University]] faculty. Sokol died on 16 February 2021, aged 84.<ref>[https://english.radio.cz/charter-77-signatory-former-university-rector-jan-sokol-dies-aged-84-8709549 Charter 77 signatory, former university rector Jan Sokol dies aged 84]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Jan Sokol}} * [http://www.jansokol.cz/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025111358/http://www.jansokol.cz/ |date=2020-10-25 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokol, Jan}} [[Category:Czech politicians]] [[Category:Czech philosophers]] [[Category:Czech translators]] [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]]