Antonín Benjamin Svojsík, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonín Benjamin Svojsík

Czech educator

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1876

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 17-Sep-1938

Profession: teacher, pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Dr.
Antonín Benjamin Svojsík (September 5, 1876–September 17, 1938) was the founder of the Czechoslovak Scouting organization Junák. Dr.
Svojsík served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from its creation in 1922 until 1933. When J.
S.
Wilson visited Czechoslovakia for two weeks in April and May 1947, he laid a wreath on the tomb of Dr.
Svojsík.