František Neuwirt (26 August 1895 – 15 August 1957), was a member of the
Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
The Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (Czech: ''Československá akademie věd'', Slovak: ''Česko-slovenská akadémia vied'') was established in 1953 to be the scientific center for Czechoslovakia. It was succeeded by the Czech Academy of Scienc ...
, specialising in
stomatology.
He followed
Jan Jesenský as head of the
Prague Stomatology Clinic until his death, was a member of the Bohemian Academy, a member of
International Association for Dental Research
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) is a professional association, founded in 1920 by William Gies, that focuses on research in the field of dentistry. The aim of this association by constitution is to promote research in all f ...
(IADR), whose Honorary Vice-President he became in 1939–1940, and co-founder of its
Prague Section in 1932.
He had a daughter, Hana, a historian at the Charles University and a son, Jan, a hematologist and researcher at Charles University.
His sister Rosalie was the wife of
Vladimír Jiří Rott, Prague entrepreneur. František Neuwirt had his private general practice at their premises on Malé náměstí and was one of the frequent guests at their "Thursdays", where Prague and international society met.
References
* František Neuwirt: ''Jan Jesenský'', nakladatelství České akademie věd a umění, Prague 1948
1895 births
1957 deaths
Academic staff of Charles University
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