Johannes evangelista purkinje biography of rory gilmore

Contributed by David Rabinovitch, MD (Cand)

Jan (Johannes) Evangelista Purkinje, one of the most prominent Czech scientists of the 19th century, was born in Libochovice Castle on December 17, , in what was then Czech territory under the Austro-Hungarian empire.[1] Purkinje was the first-born son of his parents, Josef and Rosalie Purkinje.

Johannes evangelista purkinje biography of rory gilmore

Johannes evangelista purkinje biography of rory gilmore

Purkyněs biography at complete dictionary of scientific biography, by vladislav kruta

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Czech medical association of je purkyně

Purkyně at wikipedia

Purkinje’s two younger siblings followed: Emanuel (–) and Josef Jindrich (–). Jan’s father died abruptly at the age of 47 when Purkinje was just 6 years old.[2]

By the time Purkinje was attending primary school, he had already impressed his teachers with his brilliance, but it was his voice that astonished the local church.

The church later sent Purkinje from one Catholic (Piarist) school to another, studying tuition-free in return for singing in the monastery choir.[2] In , after three years of learning under the order of the Piarist Fathers, Purkinje, instead of taking his vows to this monastic group, chose to leave the order