Hause, Václav
Václav Hause (1775-1847) began to study the violin before transferring to the double bass and in 1811 became the first Professor of Double Bass at Prague Conservatoire. He was an excellent performer and teacher, with Josef Hrabě and Antonín Slama being two of his most illustrious students, and his Method ans books of studies for double bass are the foundation of the Czech school of double bass.