Georg Prochaska, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Prochaska

Czech anatomist and doctor

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1749

Place of Birth: Blížkovice, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 17-Jul-1820

Profession: writer, physician, professor, psychiatrist, neurologist, physiologist, anatomist, ophthalmologist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Georg Prochaska (April 10, 1749 in Blížkovice near Mahrisch Budwitz – July 17, 1820 in Vienna) (first name sometimes referred to as Juri, Jirí or Georgius) (Czech: Jirí Procháska) was a leading Czech-Austrian anatomist, ophthalmologist, physiologist, writer and university professor.
He wrote the first genuine textbook on physiology and created the concept of nerve conduction among other theories.
He was a staunch promoter of the modern reflex theory.