Note: Předneseno na konferenci „Vývoj matematiky v ČSR v období 1945—1985 a její perspektivy‟, konané ve dnech 3.-4.10.1985 v Karolinu.

Note: Delivered at the conference „The development of mathematics in Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1985 and its prospects”, held on October 3-4, 1985 in Carolinum, Prague.