František Patočka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

František Patočka

Czech epidemiologist and immunologist

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1904

Place of Birth: Turnov, Liberec Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1985

Profession: physician, biologist, serologist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Libra

František Patocka (October 22, 1904, Turnov – March 14, 1985, Prague) was a Czech microbiologist and serologist.
He established the study of virology in Czechoslovakia. Patocka studied medicine (specialised in microbiology) at the Charles University in Prague (finished in 1928).
In 1936 he became head of the Czech Bacteriological Institute (after Ivan Honl).
During the 1960s he worked as an expert for the WHO in India and Zaire. His brother Jan Patocka was a well-known Czech philosopher.