Jan Bašta Czech engineer, writer, and researcherJan 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 linksLiterature of and about Jan Bašta in the German National LibraryAuthority control databases InternationalISNIVIAFWorldCatNationalGermanyUnited StatesCzech RepublicOtherIdRef