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Jan Evangelista Purkyně

Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician1787 to 1869

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Ludwig Traube
born 1818
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Leopold Auerbach
born 1828
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Karel Chodounský
born 1843

Education and career3

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Charles University
studied
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University of Wrocław
worked
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Charles University
worked

At a glance

known as: physician, neurologist, physiologist, anatomist, university teacher, biologist, poet, philosopher, translator, writer, naturalist, politician, botanist
fields: physiology
awards: Foreign Member of the Royal Society, 1850
member of: Silesian Society for the Culture of the Fatherland, Royal Society of London, French Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, from 1836, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium, Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie
Wikipedia: in 49 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaJan Evangelista Purkyně
stated by WikidataWikidataQ159542
stated by WikidataVIAF98133130
stated by WikidataGND118597159
stated by WikidataIdRef130623288
stated by WikidataISNI0000000110316138

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@misc{academicancestry_Q159542,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Jan Evangelista Purkyně: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q159542},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Jan Evangelista Purkyně: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q159542