Jan Evangelista Purkinje
1787-1869
Czech Physiologist and Histologist
Jan Evangelista Purkinje made pioneering contributions to histology and physiology. His observations led to many important insight...
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Jan Evangelista Pukinje is credited with articulating a physiological phenomenon (now known as the Purkinje effect) that involves changes in visual perception. Specifically as the intensity of light d...
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As a boy growing up in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), Jan Purkinje showed great promise. His father, an estate manager who encouraged his son's interests, died when Purkinje was six years o...
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As a boy growing up in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), Jan Purkinje showed great promise. His father, an estate manager who encouraged his son's interests, died when Purkinje was six years o...
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