Jan Bata's Dr. Honoris Causa degree has been restored by the university. Finally, it only took 73 years. But, it is progress. Jan A. Bata is now Dr. Jan A. Bata again.
"Our family is very happy to learn the news of the restoration of Jan Antonin Bata’s Dr. Honoris Causa degree in Technical Sciences. He was awarded this degree for his engineering achievements of creating the city of Otrokovice using water jets to level a mountain and building a 50 kilometer canal system (the Bata canal) spanning the Czech Republic and Slovakia to control flooding on the Morava River. We are grateful that his accomplishments are still a part of the nation's memory."
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