caption death_date death_place children birth_place image_size birth_date image article_title name occupation
tomáš baťa -lrb- svit , slovakia -rrb- 12 july 1932 -lrb- aged 56 -rrb- otrokovice , czechoslovakia thomas j. bata zlín , moravia , austria-hungary 155px 3 april 1876 tomáš baťa.jpg tomáš baťa
 tomáš bata founder of bata shoes
tomáš baťa

tomáš baťa -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- 3 april 1876 in zlín , moravia -- 12 july 1932 -rrb- was a czech entrepreneur , founder of the bata shoes company , one of the world 's biggest multinational retailers , manufacturers and distributors of footwear and accessories .
