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Bohumil Shimek
Bohumil Shimek (June 25, 1861 – January 30, 1937) was an American naturalist, conservationist, and a professor at the University of Iowa. The Shimek State Forest in Iowa is named after him.
Life.
Life Family and early life.
Shimek was born on a farm near Shueyville, Iowa to Czech parents, Maria Theresa and Francis Joseph Shimek, who came to the United States to escape religious and political persecution under the Austrian Empire. In 1866, the family moved to Iowa City
Shimek
Shimek, Szymek, or Simek are different spellings of a Czech family name. The name is derived from Czech and Croatian Šimek, or Polish Szymek. The name comes from a hypocorism of the name Simon (Szymon in Polish and Czech). Shimek is the Anglicized spelling.
As Shimek.
Notable people with this surname include:
- Bohumil Shimek (1861–1937), naturalist and conservationist
- Liz Moeggenberg née Shimek (1984), woman's professional basketball player
Fictional characters: 
- Mazarine