Jan Evangelista PurkynÄ›
Austrian scientist
Died when: 81 years 223 days (979 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Czech: [ˈjan ˌɛvaŋɡɛˈlɪsta ˈpurkɪɲɛ]; also written Johann Evangelist Purkinje) (17 or 18 December 1787 – 28 July 1869) was a Czech anatomist and physiologist.
In 1839, he coined the term protoplasm for the fluid substance of a cell.He was one of the best known scientists of his time.
Such was his fame that when people from outside Europe wrote letters to him, all that they needed to put as the address was "PurkynÄ›, Europe".
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