
Vladimír Liščák, a Czech sinologist, died on February 25, 2026.
Born on 9 February 1954, he was a researcher at the East Asia Department of the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He published a number of books and, from 2001, was a member of the Nomenclature Commission of the Czech Chamber of Commerce.
He was a co-author of most of the publications in the series Geographical Nomenclature Lists of the United Nations – Czech Republic and headed the authorial team for publications devoted to the names of states.
Vladimír Liščák (9 February 1954 – 20 February 2026) was a Czech sinologist.