Jaroslava Moserová
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Jaroslava Moserová, MU Dr.Sc. (born 17 January 1930, Prague) was a Czech senator, ambassador, presidential candidate, doctor, and translator.
Her original occupation was physician with a specialization in burns. Among others, she was a witness of the last hours of Jan Palach.
She wrote a number of stories, screenplays or dramas, or translated into Czech some books by Dick Francis.
She entered into statesmanship in 1990 as chairwomen of the committee of science, education and culture. In 1991 - 1993, she was the ambassador of Czechoslovakia in Australia and New Zealand. From 1996 - 1999 she was vice-President of the Senate of the Czech Republic.
In 1999, she became president of the General Session of UNESCO. In 2003 she unsuccessfully stood for president of the Czech Republic (the first woman ever). French President Jacques Chirac honored her as an Officer of the Légion d'honneur.
She died on 24 March 2006, in Prague, Czech Republic, aged 76, of undisclosed causes.
