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Prague 2, day 108: Votočkova
Originally published on X on 26 February 2023. Like yesterday’s Hlavova, the area was built up gradually and the street got a name in 1963. Emil Votoček was born in Hostinné in 1872. He studied technical engineering at what is now ČVUT, and subsequently studied in both Mulhouse and in Göttingen (where he studied sugar Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 107: Hlavova
Originally published on X on 25 February 2023. Hlavova, like its surroundings, was built up before and after WW2, but not named until 1963. Jaroslav Hlava was born in Dolní Kralovice, near Benešov, in 1855. He graduated in medicine from Charles University in 1879. By 1887, he had become a ‘full’ professor of pathological anatomy Continue reading
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