Karel Slavoj Amerling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Karel Slavoj Amerling

Czech philosopher, doctor, educator and science writer

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1807

Place of Birth: Klatovy, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 02-Nov-1884

Profession: photographer, writer, teacher, physician, pedagogue, entomologist, philosopher

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Karel Slavoj Amerling

  • Karel Slavoj Amerling (September 18, 1807 – November 2, 1884; also known as Karl Slavomil Amerling; pen name Slavoj Strnad Klatovský) was a Czech teacher, writer, and philosopher.Amerling was born in Klatovy, and was the son of a wealthy baker.
  • After he studied philosophy in Vienna, he worked two years as a governor.
  • Then he studied medicine in Prague, but he was also interested in philosophy, theology, mineralogy, and biology.
  • In 1836 he earned his degree, and went on to become a secretary of Earl A.
  • Å ternberk, but had to leave this post due to illness.
  • Later, he became a doctor in Prague.On July 25, 1840 he founded the Budec institute, which combined the functions of several institutions.
  • On the ground floor were workshops, and laboratories.
  • The first floor was designed to educate future teachers.
  • The second floor was primarily used for music education, but also had an extensive library with a printing press, which could print many alphabets including Cyrillic, and Egyptian hieroglyphs.
  • There was also a clockmaker workshop, and a stone cutter workshop.
  • An extensive natural science collection could also be found on this floor.
  • The third floor was a hospital.
  • There was also a tower which served as an astronomical observatory, and a meteorological station.In 1847 he married FrantiÅ¡ka Svatava Michalovicová.In 1848 he became the head of an institute for future educators, but was forced to leave due to political reasons in 1868.
  • In 1870 he became the headmaster of the Prague Institute for Feeble-minded Children, and he remained in this position until he died on November 2, 1884 in Prague.

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