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May 19, 1775 Hudlice, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic Died on 10 Apr 1854 (aged 78)
Czech doctor and translator
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About Antonín Jan Jungmann
- Antonín Jan Jungmann, sometimes referred to as German: Anton Johann Ritter von Jungmann (19 May 1775 – 10 April 1854) was a Czech obstetrician and educator born in Hudlice, Beroun District.
- He was a younger brother to linguist Josef Jungmann (1773–1847). In 1811 he was appointed professor of obstetrics to the medical faculty at Prague, and in 1838 he became university rector.
- He gave lectures in German and Czech, and collaborated with his brother on the latter's linguistic projects.
- He remained at the University of Prague until his retirement in 1850. Jungmann was a Czech pioneer of Sanskrit studies, being the author of O sanskrtu (On Sanskrit, 1821).
