František Zach
| František Aleksandr Zach | |
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| Native name | Франтишек Александр Зах |
| Nickname(s) | Franja |
| Born |
1 May 1807 Brno, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 14 January 1892 (aged 84) Brno, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Allegiance | Principality of Serbia |
| Rank | General |
František Zach (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfrancɪʃɛk ˈzax]; Serbian: Франтишек Зах; 1 May 1807–14 January 1892), known as Franjo Zah (Фрањо Зах), was a Czech-born soldier and military theorist, best known for being the first acting General and Chief of the General Staff of the Principality of Serbia from 1876 to 1877.
Zach was known for being a flamboyant freedom fighter and Pan-Slavist, fighting in both the November Uprising in Poland of 1830, as well as in Serbia during the latter half of the 19th century. He played a vital role in the formation of the Načertanije in 1844, which later served as a guideline for the unification of Serbs divided by Ottoman and Austria-Hungary rule.
František Alexander Zach (Франтишек Александар Зах) was born on 19 April 1807 in Olomouc, a town in the Margraviate of Moravia, then part of the Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic). His father was a landlord, who soon after his birth inherited the roadside tavern "At the Black Eagle" in Brno. He finished gymnasium in Brno in 1824, and the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna, then worked as a clerk in numerous locations across Moravia.
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