Masaryk,
Jan 1886-1948; Czech statesman: son of Tomáš
Masaryk,
Tomáš Garrigue 1850-1937; Czech statesman: 1st president of Czechoslovakia (1918-35)
See Masaryk in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(măsˈə-rĭk, mäˈsä-), Tomáš Garrigue 1850-1937.
Czechoslovakian politician who served as the first president of independent Czechoslovakia (1918-1935). His son Jan Garrigue Masaryk (1886-1948) was the foreign minister of the provisional government in London (1940-1945) and the restored government in Prague (1945-1948).