Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Evangelista Purkyně

Czech member of Czech council, biologist, physiologist, doctor and inventor

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1787

Place of Birth: Libochovice, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1869

Profession: writer, physician, poet, translator, neurologist, biologist, university teacher, physiologist, philosopher, anatomist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jan Evangelista Purkyne (Czech: ['jan '?va?g?l?sta 'purk???] (listen); 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 '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 "Purkyne, Europe".