Antonín Jan Jungmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonín Jan Jungmann

Czech doctor and translator

Date of Birth: 19-May-1775

Place of Birth: Hudlice, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1854

Profession: physician, translator, pedagogue, obstetrician

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Antonín Jan Jungmann, sometimes referred to as German: Anton Johann Ritter von Jungmann (19 May 1775 – 10 April 1854) was a Czech obstetrician and educator born in Hudlice, Beroun District.
He was a younger brother to linguist Josef Jungmann (1773–1847). In 1811 he was appointed professor of obstetrics to the medical faculty at Prague, and in 1838 he became university rector.
He gave lectures in German and Czech, and collaborated with his brother on the latter's linguistic projects.
He remained at the University of Prague until his retirement in 1850. Jungmann was a Czech pioneer of Sanskrit studies, being the author of O sanskrtu (On Sanskrit, 1821).