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Photographer: Andrew Ruppenstein
Taken: August 22, 2009
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Birthplace of Jaroslav Heyrovskı Marker | Additional Description: Jaroslav Heyrovskı was born to Leopold and Clara Heyrovskı on December 20, 1890. In 1909 he began his studies of chemistry, physics, and mathematics at Charles University in Prague, and continued them at University College of London, receiving his degree in 1913. He continued his studies, receiving a PhD from Charles University in 1918, and DSc in London in 1921.
Heyrovskı died on March 27, 1967, and is buried in Vyšehrad cemetery in Prague.
Submitted: October 3, 2009, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p79261
File Size: 0.512 Megabytes
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