===Zlín and Tomáš Baťa (1894–1932)===The town grew rapidly after Tomáš Baťa founded a shoe factory there in 1894 when the population was approximately 3,000 inhabitants.
Bil je predstojnik Observatorija Harvardovega kolidža (Harvard College Observatory), kjer je naredil velik korak pri raziskovanju zvezdnih spektrov s pomočjo fotografije.