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Jan Evangelista Purkyně
Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869).
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Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869).
Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Czech: [ˈjan ˈɛvaŋɡɛˌlɪsta ˈpurkɪɲɛ] ; also written Johann Evangelist Purkinje; 17 or 18 December 1787 – 28 July 1869) was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. In 1839, he coined the term "protoplasma" for the fluid substance of a cell. He was one of the best known scientists of his time. Such was his fame that when people from outside Europe wrote letters to him, all that they needed to put as the address was "Purkyně, Europe".
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Achievements and distinctions
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Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869).
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Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Career and education
Employers and institutions
University of Wrocław · Charles University
Memberships
Silesian Society for the Culture of the Fatherland · Royal Society of London · French Academy of Sciences · Russian Academy of Sciences · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium · Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie
Leadership and official positions
Member of the Bohemian Diet
Education
Charles University
Fields of work
physiology
Places of work
Strážnice · Prague
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