Scientists
Joseph Stepling
Joseph Stepling was a Czech-German Jesuit priest, physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and meteorologist born in Regensburg in 1716. His father was German, and his mother was Czech. After his father&...
Jan Jansky
Relationships and Family Jan Jansky was a Czech neurologist, psychiatrist and serologist. He was born on the 3rd of April, 1873 in the district of Smichov. He had a younger brother and a sister named...
Jan Tesanek
On the facade of the National Museum in Prague, there are names of people who have contributed to the history of the Czech Republic. There are philosophers, astronomers, and mathematicians. One of tho...
Johann Evangelist Purkinje
Johann Evangelist Purkinje was a Czech doctor and physiologist, born at Libochovice Castle on 18th December 1787. He was one of the most famous scientists in the world of his time. During his l...
Frantisek Adam Petrina
Prof. Ph.D. Frantisek Adam Petrina (December 24, 1799 – June 27, 1855) was a Czech scientist and mathematician. He was born in a tailor’s family in the town of Semily, which is near the city of ...
Otto Wichterle
Otto Wichterle was born on the 27th of October, 1913 in Prostejov in what was then Austria Hungary. He was a world-famous Czech inventor and scientist. One of his most notable inventions was the conta...
