| Czechoslovakia is one of the countries, which has been
gifted with rich, first class ceramic raw materials. That is the
reason why in this country a ceramic and glass industry has developed
the importance of which reaches far beyond the territory of
Czechoslovakia. It is, therefore, quite natural that great attention
has always been paid to ceramic and galss science. In 1908 the
first independent faculty for glass and ceramic science has been
established at the University for Technical Sciences in Prague,
which is the oldest of its kind in Europe besides the one in France
(founded in 1741). Prof Ing. Dr. Josef Burian became its chief and
the author of this article became his successor . The first Czechoslovak
scientific society in this branch was founded in the same
year, i. e. the Union for the development of Ceramic Industry in Prague,
specialized magazine called the Cera~nic Letters. Five years later
in 1913, the former assistant of Prof. Burian, Prof. Dr. 0. Kallauner,
c: E., became head of the newly established Ceram1clnstitute
at the University for Technical Sciences in Brao. |
