Bozena

Bozena Nemcová (4 February 1820 in Vienna - 21 January 1862 in Prague) was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement. The Czech National Revival was a cultural movement which took place in the Czech lands during the 18th and 19th centuries. The purpose of this movement was to revive the Czech language, culture and national identity. Her image is featured on the 500 CZK denomination of the Ceska koruna.