Former Chair of the Czech Academy of Sciences Helena Illnerová Awarded the Order of the White Lion
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President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel has conferred the highest state decoration, the Order of the White Lion, Second Class, on former Chair of the Czech Academy of Sciences Helena Illnerová. The information was published by the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The Order of the White Lion is the highest Czech state decoration. The President awards it to people who have made significant contributions to the state, science, culture, or other areas of society. The award is conferred in accordance with the law and on a proposal that the President approves.
Helena Illnerová served as Chair of the Czech Academy of Sciences, which is the main Czech institution for science and research. The Academy of Sciences brings together research institutes across the republic and supports both basic and applied research in many fields.
The conferral of this decoration is a significant recognition of her long-standing work for Czech science. Details about the reasons for the award have not yet been published.
Sources: Akademie věd
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