Jan Bašta From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Czech engineer, writer, and researcher Jan Bašta Jan Bašta (5 June 1860 in Poděbrady - 12 October 1936 in Prague) was a famous Czech engineer, writer, and researcher. He became director of Czech railways in 1918. External links[edit] Literature of and about Jan Bašta in the German National Library Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF National Germany United States Czech Republic Other IdRef This Czech biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte