Nové Mesto in Praha, Czech Republic — Capital City Region (Historical Capital of Bohemia)
Josef Charvát
Translated, the marker reads:
Professor
Dr. Josef Charvát
1897-1984
founder of Czech Endocrinology.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine.
Location. 50° 4.822′ N, 14° 24.876′ E. Marker is in Praha. It is in Nové Mesto. Marker is on Ostrovní west of Divadelní, on the right when traveling west. The marker location is just around the corner from the National Theatre. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Ostrovni 5, Praha 110 00, Czech Republic. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Vojtěch Hynais (within shouting distance of this marker); T.R. Field Šumavansky (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Albert Schweitzer (about 240 meters away); Vojta Náprstek (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Novotny Footbridge (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Josef Mysliveček (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Johannes Kepler (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Church of St. Salvador (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Praha.
More about this marker. The marker is located just to the right of the building's entranceway.
Regarding Josef Charvát. From Analysis of the literary legacy of Professor Josef Charvát, by H. Vrbova, "...he was a broadly oriented internist and a classic of the Czech academic medicine. He is recognized as the founder of Czechoslovak endocrinology and one of the founders of behavioural medicine. He was interested in medical education and promotion of clinical science and research. He predicted the significance of biocybernetics, clinical genetics and social medicine and public health for the further development of health sciences.... Important is also his warning that the progress of humanistic subjects in medicine lags behind the advances in natural science and technology."
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