Medals of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Awarded in the second half of 2003

The Academy Council of the ASCR, during the second half of 2003, awarded

The honorary medal "De Scientia et Humanitate Optime Meritis" for exceptionally meritorious contributions in the area of science and the promotion of humanitarian ideas

• Prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Koutecký, DrSc., Freie Universität Berlin, Germany


The B. Bolzano Honorary Medal for Merit in the Mathematical Sciences
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• Prof. Rudolf Haňka, PhD., Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Great Britain
• Prof. Josef Kittler, Ph.D., University of Surrey, Great Britain
• Prof. RNDr. Jozef Gruska, DrSc., Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Brno


The G. J. Mendel Honorary Medal for Merit in the Biological Sciences
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• Prof. Dr. Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler, Dr.h.c., Universität Karlsruhe, Germany
• Ing. Miroslav Kamínek, CSc., research scientist, Institute of Experimental Botany, ASCR , Prague


The J. E. Purkyně Honorary Medal for Merit in the Biological Sciences
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• Prof. MUDr. Eva Syková, DrSc., director, Institute of Experimental Medicine, ASCR, Prague


The J. Heyrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in the Chemical Sciences
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• Prof. René Lafont, Dr., Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France


The J. Dobrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in the Social Sciences
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• Prof. ThDr. Petr Pokorný, DrSc., Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University, Prague
• Prof. PhDr. Jan Blahoslav Čapek, Charles University, Prague (in memoriam)


The F. Palacký Honorary Medal for Merit in the Social Sciences
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• Prof. Georges Mink, Ph.D., director, The French Centre for Research in the Social Sciences, Prague
• Prof. Dr. Karel Vocelka, Universität Wien, Austria
• Prof. Jerzy Tomaszewski, Universytet Warszawski, Warsaw, Poland


The J. Patočka Memorial Medal
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• Prof. RNDr. Pavel Blažka, CSc., Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice


The V. Náprstek Honorary Medal for Merit in Science Popularisation
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• Prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Veselovský, DrSc., Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice