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Jan Evangelista Purkyně

Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869)

Jan Evangelista Purkyně has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists December 17, 1787 in Libochovice, Czech Republic.

Born

December 17, 1787

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: July 28, 1869

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Birthplace: Libochovice, Czech Republic
Professions: poet, writer, neurologist, naturalist, botanist, philosopher, politician, anatomist, biologist, translator, physician, physiologist, university teacher
Citizenship: Austria–Hungary

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: December 17, 1787 (www.academie-medecine.fr; Encyclopedia of Plzeň History; Croatian Encyclopedia; The Fine Art Archive; Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana; Olomouc City Library regional database; Find a Grave; Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World; SNAC; Purkyně, Johann Evangelist Ritter von (BLKÖ); Czech National Authority Database; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; BnF authorities; Who Named It?) or December 18, 1787 (tnk.krakow.pl).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

December 18, 1787

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Source: tnk.krakow.pl

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Family

Child: Karel Purkyně

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Questions people ask

Where was Jan Evangelista Purkyně born?

Jan Evangelista Purkyně was born in Libochovice, Czech Republic.

When did Jan Evangelista Purkyně die?

Jan Evangelista Purkyně died on July 28, 1869.