Miloslav Petrusek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Miloslav Petrusek

Czech sociologist

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1936

Place of Birth: Zlín, Zlín Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 19-Aug-2012

Profession: pedagogue, sociologist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Miloslav Petrusek (15 September 1936 – 19 August 2012) was a prominent Czech sociologist who served as a dean of Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague between 1992–1997, as well as the prorector for academic affairs of the university in 1997–2000.
For his consistent contribution to sociology and education, he received numerous awards, such as Ordre des Palmes Académiques or Golden Medal of Masaryk University.
In 2012, Petrusek received The VIZE 97 Prize (in memoriam). Petrusek is one of the three founders of president Václav Havel library together with former First Lady of the Czech Republic and wife of Václav Havel, Dagmar Havlová and former Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karel Schwarzenberg.