Title:	Plzeň patriot JUDr. Richard Krofta (1873–1958): On the life of a prominent person in the socio-political life of Plzeň in the first half of the 20th century
Other Titles:	Plzeňský patriot JUDr. Richard Krofta (1873–1958): Ze života významné osobnosti společensko-politického života Plzně v první polovině 20. století.
Authors:	Morávková, Naděžda
Citation:	Memo: časopis pro orální historii. 2017, roč. 7, č. 2.
Issue Date:	2017
Publisher:	viaCentrum
Document type:	článek article
URI:	http://www.sohi.maweb.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MEMO-2017_2.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11025/30180
ISSN:	1804-753X (print) 1804-7548 (online)
Keywords:	Richard Krofta;Plzeň;19.-20. století;Národní strana;Staročeská strana;Banka města Plzně
Keywords in different language:	Richard Krofta;Pilsen;19th-20th century;National Party;Old Czech Party;Pilsen City Bank
Abstract in different language:	This paper presents the biography of a prominent person from the Plzeň patriotic and revivalist Krofta family, JUDr. Richard Krofta. Richard Krofta held important positions in the First Republic financial sector and as president of the Union of Savings Banks, as well as a leading figure in the Plzeň Bank and City Savings Bank in Plzeň, he was instrumental in increasing the prosperity of the banking sector in the newly emerging Czechoslovak state. But he was far from being a mere banker and influential enterpreneur: on the contrary, his name featured in every significant patriotic, social or cultural activity in the region. Just like his father, he was used to putting the interests of his nation high above personal interests and did not spare the necessary efforts or even the sacrifices this entailed. This paper is based on sources from the family archives and personal reminiscences of contemporaries from the wider Krofta-Svátek family circle.
Rights:	© viaCentrum
Appears in Collections:	Roč. 7, č. 2 (2017) Roč. 7, č. 2 (2017)

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