Antonín Jan Jungmann, sometimes referred to as (19 May 1775 – 10 April 1854) was an

obstetrician Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...

and

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born in Hudlice,

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. He was a younger brother to

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Josef Jungmann Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 – 14 November 1847) was a Czech linguist and poet, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival. Together with Josef Dobrovský, he is considered to be a creator of the modern Czech language. The literary aw ...

(1773–1847). In 1811 he was appointed professor of

obstetrics Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a su ...

to the medical faculty at

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, 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

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studies, being the author of ''O sanskrtu'' (On Sanskrit, 1821).

Medical works

* ''Lehrbuch der Geburtshülfe'', (1812) – Textbook of obstetrics. * ''Das Technische der Geburtshülfe, zum Gebrauche bei Vorlesungen über Operationen, für Mediciner und Wundärzte'', (1824) – Technical obstetrics, for use in lectures on surgery for medical students and surgeons. * ''Uměnj porodnické, k užitku ženám při porodu obsluhugjcým'', (1827).Most widely held works by Antonín Jan Jungmann
WorldCat Identities

References

translation of "Images from the past of Czech medicine, Prague 1959"
* ''Parts of this article are based on a translation of the equivalent article from the Czech Wikipedia.'' Physicians from the Austrian Empire Rectors of universities in the Austrian Empire Obstetricians Academic staff of Charles University 1775 births 1854 deaths {{Austria-med-bio-stub