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Prague 1, day 108: Purkyňova
Originally published on X on 9 January 2024. Jan Evangelista Purkyně was born on the noble estate at Libochovice (near Litoměřice) in 1787. He joined the Piarists as a monk in 1804, but quit at the age of twenty and became a tutor to a noble family before studying medicine at Prague University from 1813 Continue reading
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Prague 3, Day 116: Krásova
Originally published on Twitter on 17 August 2022. Krásova was built in 1885. Jan Krása was a merchant from Prague, who was an alderman for the New Town from 1390 to 1413. A fervent supporter of Jan Hus, he was one of the leaders of an uprising in Wrocław in 1418, where seven councillors were Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 85: Žerotínova
Originally published on Twitter on 17 July 2022. Žerotínova was built before 1875. Karel starší ze Žerotína / Karel the Elder from Žerotín (1564-1636) was born to an ancient Moravian noble family. He studied in Ivančice, Strasbourg and Basel. In 1594, he commanded the Moravian Cavalry in the Ottoman wars. In 1599, he was put Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 28: Jeseniova
Originally published on Twitter on 21 May 2022. Jeseniova was built in 1875. Jan Jesenius / Ján Jesenský (1566-1621) was a physician, politician and philosopher, born in Wrocław (then Breslau) to a father of Slovak origin. He studied in Wittenberg, Leipzig and Padua, becoming professor of anatomy at the first of these in 1594. In Continue reading
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