List of Famous people with last name Purkyne

Karel Purkyně

First Name Karel

Last Name Purkyně

Died on April 5, 1868

Born in Poland, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Karel Purkyně was a painter in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was one of the most prominent proponents of realism in Czech art in the second half of the 19th century.

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Jan Evangelista Purkyně

First Name Jan

Last Name Purkyně

Died on July 28, 1869

Born in Czech Republic, Ústí nad Labem Region

Jan Evangelista Purkyně was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. In 1839, he coined the term 'protoplasm' for the fluid substance of a cell. He was one of the best known scientists of his time. Such was his fame that when people from outside Europe wrote letters to him, all that they needed to put as the address was "Purkyně, Europe".

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Emanuel von Purkyně

First Name Emanuel

Last Name Purkyně

Died on May 23, 1882

Born in Poland, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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