Jiří Louda: Difference between revisions

'''Jiří Louda''' (October 3, 1920 – September 1, 2015) was a Czech [[heraldist]] and veteran of [[World War II]]. Louda was considered among the leading coats of arms designers in the Czech Republic and the former Czechoslovakia.<ref name=radioprague/> He designed the current [[coat of arms of the Czech Republic]], adopted in 1992, which incorporates the displays of the three historic [[Czech lands]].<ref name=radioprague>{{cite news|first=Jan|last=Velinger |title=Heraldist, WWII vet, Jiří Louda dies at 94 |url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/heraldist-wwii-vet-jiri-louda-dies-at-94 |work=[[Radio Prague]] |date=2015-09-02 |accessdate=2015-09-28}}</ref> Louda also designed the [[Flag of the Czech Republic#Presidential standard|standard (official presidential flag)]] of [[President of the Czech Republic]], which was adopted in 1993 following the country's independence.<ref name=aktuality>{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Zomrel heraldik Jiří Louda, autor českého štátneho znaku a prezidentskej zástavy |url=http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/303287/zomrel-heraldik-jiri-louda-autor-ceskeho-statneho-znaku-a-prezidentskej-zastavy/ |work=Aktuality.sk |date=2015-09-02 |accessdate=2015-09-28 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929143855/http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/303287/zomrel-heraldik-jiri-louda-autor-ceskeho-statneho-znaku-a-prezidentskej-zastavy/ |archivedate=2015-09-29 |df= }}</ref> Additionally, Louda created coat of arms of the [[Olomouc Region]], as well as the municipal coats of arms for more than 200 towns and cities throughout the Czech Republic.<ref name=radioprague/><ref name=aktuality/>