Jan Evangelista Purkyně, born on December 17, 1787, in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), was a prominent scientist renowned for his discoveries in eye, brain, and heart physiology. To honor him 156 years after his death, the present article explores Purkyně's history, from the struggles of his youth to the main legacies he left in medicine, especially neurology.

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• History, 18th Century MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Neurology * history   MeSH
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• History, 18th Century MeSH
• Humans MeSH
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• Journal Article MeSH
• Historical Article MeSH
• Geographicals
• Czech Republic MeSH

December 2017 was the 230th anniversary of Jan Evangelista Purkinje's birth, which prompted us to review the life of this remarkable man who established the world's first department of physiology in Wroclaw and whose name is immortalized in the cardiologic eponym, Purkinje fibers. This paper offers an overview of Purkinje's life, legacy, and numerous scientific discoveries.

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• Cardiology/history, Czech Republic, Poland, Purkinje JE, Purkinje fibers, historical article, history, 19th century, physiology/history,
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• Biomedical Research history   MeSH
• History, 18th Century MeSH
• History, 19th Century MeSH
• Physiology history   MeSH
• Cardiology history   MeSH
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• History, 18th Century MeSH
• History, 19th Century MeSH
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• Biography MeSH
• Journal Article MeSH
• Historical Article MeSH
• Portrait MeSH
• Geographicals
• Czech Republic MeSH

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