Czech composer, arranger, pianist, and band leader (born March 25, 1898 in Chrudim, then Austro-Hungarian Empire, now Czech Republic – died March 10, 1971 in Prague, then Czechoslovakia).

DO NOT CONFUSE with the prolific Czech comedian Alois Tichý (1875-1922), an uncle of F. A. Tichý.

František Alois Tichý was a popular Czech band leader in the late 1920s and 1930s. He also recorded under the pseudonyms Harry Brown, Jan Chrudimský, Jan Kovec, Smith Kwiet.