Jan Bašta 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 WorldCat National Germany United States Czech Republic Other IdRef This Czech biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte