RUDOLF ZAHRADNIK

RUDOLF ZAHRADNIK

***FILE PHOTO***Former Head of Czech Academy of Sciences, Rudolf Zahradnik, has died at the age 92 in Prague, Czech Republic, November 1, 2020. He was a pioneer of quantum chemistry in the Czech and Central European context and served as a mentor to future German chancellor Angela Merkel when she was a student. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Kucera)

ANGELA MERKEL, RUDOLF ZAHRADNIK

ANGELA MERKEL, RUDOLF ZAHRADNIK

***FILE PHOTO*** German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets her former teacher Rudolf Zahradnik, Czech physical chemist and former chairman of the Academy of Sciences, within her one-day visit to Czech Republic in Prague, Czech Republic, August 25, 2016. Former president of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAV), one of the founders of Czech quantum chemistry, Rudolf Zahradnik, died at 92 today, on Saturday, October 31, 2020, the CAV has announced at its webpage. Zahradnik was also a founding member and chairman of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic. In the 1980s, he was a mentor of future German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (CTK Photo/Michal Dolezal)

Rudolf ZAHRADNIK

Rudolf ZAHRADNIK

***JULY 10, 1993, FILE PHOTO*** Former president of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAV), one of the founders of Czech quantum chemistry, Rudolf Zahradnik, died at 92 today, on Saturday, October 31, 2020, the CAV has announced at its webpage. Zahradnik was also a founding member and chairman of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic. In the 1980s, he was a mentor of future German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zelezny)

Rudolf ZAHRADNIK

Rudolf ZAHRADNIK

***APRIL 15, 1997, FILE PHOTO*** Former president of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAV), one of the founders of Czech quantum chemistry, Rudolf Zahradnik, died at 92 today, on Saturday, October 31, 2020, the CAV has announced at its webpage. Zahradnik was also a founding member and chairman of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic. In the 1980s, he was a mentor of future German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (CTK Photo/Stanislav Peska)

Rudolf ZAHRADNIK

Rudolf ZAHRADNIK

***MARCH 26, 2014, FILE PHOTO*** Former president of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAV), one of the founders of Czech quantum chemistry, Rudolf Zahradnik, died at 92 today, on Saturday, October 31, 2020, the CAV has announced at its webpage. Zahradnik was also a founding member and chairman of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic. In the 1980s, he was a mentor of future German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Rudolf ZAHRADNIK

Rudolf ZAHRADNIK

***SEPTEMBER 24, 1993, FILE PHOTO*** Former president of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAV), one of the founders of Czech quantum chemistry, Rudolf Zahradnik, died at 92 today, on Saturday, October 31, 2020, the CAV has announced at its webpage. Zahradnik was also a founding member and chairman of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic. In the 1980s, he was a mentor of future German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

Rudolf ZAHRADNIK

Rudolf ZAHRADNIK

***MAY 4, 1993, FILE PHOTO*** Former president of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAV), one of the founders of Czech quantum chemistry, Rudolf Zahradnik, died at 92 today, on Saturday, October 31, 2020, the CAV has announced at its webpage. Zahradnik was also a founding member and chairman of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic. In the 1980s, he was a mentor of future German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Hejzlar)