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Hlavní mĕsto

Karlovo námĕstí, Nové Město

Jan Evangelista Purkynĕ

Libochovice 1787 - Praha 1869
Czech anatomist and physiologist
(Wikipedia)

Oskar Kozák & Vladimír Štrunc
1961

Description

Statue of Purkynĕ, sitting in a chair.

Inscription(s)

JAN EV. PURKYNĔ
1787 - 1869

Signature

oskar kozák - vladimír štrunc - 1961

Artists

Oskar Kozák, (Gramatneusiedl 1909 - Praha 2004) Czech sculptor and restorer (Wikipedia).
Vladimír Štrunc (1903-?), Czech sculptor and painter.

Sources & Information

Visiting Prague.
Miroslav Liška, Pomníky a sochy v Praze.

Location (N 50°4'28" - E 14°25'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr052; Photograph: 18 February 2011 / updated: 10 July 2026
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