Karel Baxa

Karel Baxa
Mayor of Prague
In office
15 June 1919 – 5 April 1937
Preceded byPřemysl Šámal
Succeeded byPetr Zenkl
President of Constitutional Court of Czechoslovakia
In office
17 November 1921 – 5 January 1938
Succeeded byJaroslav Krejčí
Personal details
Born(1863-06-24)24 June 1863
Sedlčany, Austrian Empire
Died5 January 1938(1938-01-05) (aged 74)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political partyYoung Czech Party
Czech Constitutionalist Progressive Party
ČSNS (1919-1938)
SpouseAmelia Jurković
ChildrenThree
Alma materCharles University
OccupationPolitician, judge, lawyer

Karel Baxa (24 June 1863 – 5 January 1938) was a Czech politician in Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and then in Czechoslovakia. He is most known for his long term position as mayor of Prague (Primátor hlavního města Prahy).