Cech

Cech (feminine Cechová) is a Czech surname meaning Czech. It was used to distinguish an inhabitant of Bohemia from Slovaks, Moravians and other ethnic groups. Notable people with the surname include:

• Donovan Cech (born 1974), South African rower
• Eduard Cech (1893–1960), Czech mathematician whose work focused on projective differential geometry and topology
• Forefather Cech (antiquity), legendary figure, one of three brothers (Lech, Cech and Rus) who, according to folk mythology, founded regional Slavic nations
• Katerina Cechová, Czech athlete
• Ludwig Czech (1870–1942), Czech-German-Jewish political figure of the interwar period; victim of the Holocaust who died at Theresienstadt concentration camp
• Marek Cech (Czech footballer) (born 1976), goalkeeper who played in youth clubs from age 8 and professionally as of 1996; with Lokomotiv Moscow since 2008
• Marek Cech (Slovak footballer) (born 1983), left back/left winger whose playing career dates to 2000; with West Bromwich Albion since 2008
• Martin Cech (1976–2007), Czech ice hockey defenseman whose career lasted from 1993 until his death in an automobile accident at age 31
• Petr Cech (born 1982), Czech football goalkeeper who has been playing for domestic and international teams since 1999; with Arsenal F.C as of June 2015
• Svatopluk Cech (1846–1908), Czech writer, journalist and poet whose late 1880s satirical novels were used as basis for Leoš Janácek's opera The Excursions of Mr. Broucek
• Thomas Cech (born 1947), American chemist whose research into the transcription of the DNA genetic code into RNA brought him 1989 Nobel Prize
• Vladimír Cech (1951–2013), Czech voice actor

The University of Cincinnati College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services is a college of the University of Cincinnati and is located in Teachers College and Dyer Hall on the university's main campus in Cincinnati, Ohio. The college, referred to as CECH, is composed of four schools: Criminal Justice, Education, Human Services and Information Technology.

Cech [] (lat. Boemus) ist der legendäre Stammvater der Tschechen, welcher der Sage Lech, Cech und Rus nach sein Volk mit seinen Brüdern Lech und Rus aus dem Gebiet zwischen oberer Weichsel und mittleren Dnepr führte, um neues, fruchtbares Land zu suchen, dies im Jahr 644 vom Berg Ríp aus erblickte und daraufhin dort den Staat Cechy gründete.

Cech steht für:

• Cech, sagenhafter Urvater der Tschechen
• Cechy u Prerova, Gemeinde im Okres Prerov, Tschechien
• Malinová (Slowakei), bis 1948 Cech, deutsch Zeche, Gemeinde im Okres Prievidza, Slowakei

Čech (, chej) es un apellido checo. Hace referencia a la región de Bohemia, que en checo se escribe Čechy. Es el apellido de:

• Eduard Čech (1893-1960), matemático checo;
• František Ringo Čech (n. 1943), músico checo;
• Marek Čech (n. 1976), futbolista (portero) checo;
• Marek Čech (n. 1983), futbolista eslovaco;
• Petr Čech (n. 1982), futbolista checo;
• Thomas R. Cech (n. 1947), químico y profesor estadounidense galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Química en 1989;

La Conferencia Episcopal de Chile (CECH) es un organismo de la Iglesia católica que agrupa a todos los Arzobispos y Obispos Diocesanos, a los Administradores Diocesanos y todos los equiparados en derecho a los Obispos Diocesanos, al Obispo Castrense, a los Coadjutores y Auxiliares y los Obispos Titulares que desempeñen sus funciones dentro del territorio chileno conferidos por la Santa Sede o por la Conferencia Episcopal.

Cech est une figure mythique selon laquelle les Tchèques portent leur nom. C'est lui qui aurait fait venir les premiers Tchèques en Bohême, après un long parcours.