Milan Rastislav Štefánik was a Slovak politician, diplomat, aviator and astronomer. During World War I, he served at the same time as a general in the French Army and as Minister of War for Czechoslovakia. Wikipedia
Born: July 21, 1880, Košariská, Slovakia
Died: May 4, 1919 (age 38 years), Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia
Siblings: Ľudmila Albertína Štefániková, Igor Branislav Štefánik, Ladislav Štefánik, and more
Buried: May 11, 1919, Cairn of Milan Rastislav Stefanik, Priepasné, Slovakia
Parents: Pavol Štefánik and Albertína Jurenková
Previous office: Minister of War of Czechoslovakia (1918–1919)
Education: Charles University (1900–1904) and Faculty of Arts