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Jan Evangelista Purkyně
Czech scientist (1787–1869)
Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Czech:[ˈjanˈɛvaŋɡɛˌlɪstaˈpurkɪɲɛ]ⓘ; also written Johann Evangelist Purkinje) (17 or 18 December 1787 – 28 July 1869) was a Czech anatomist and physiologist.
In 1839, he coined the term "protoplasma" for the fluid substance of a cell. He was one of the best known scientists of his time.
Purkinje effect
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".[1]
Biography
Purkyně was born in the Kingdom of Bohemia (then part of the Austrian monarchy, now Czech Republic).
After completing senior high school in 1804, Purkyně joined the Piarists order as a monk but subsequently left "to deal more freely with science."[2]
In 1818, Purkyně graduated from Charles University in Prague with a degree in medicine, where he was appointed a Professor of Physiology.
He discovered the Purkinje effect, the human