About Jan Jesenský
Lived 1870 – 1947 (aged 76–77). Jan Jesenský was a Czech physician, stomatologist and dentist.
Jan Jesenský (1870 in Prague – 1947 in Prague), professor of stomatology at Prague University.
He was the founder and head of the Prague Stomatology Clinic until the German occupation in 1939 and a member of the Bohemian Academy. He was a member of International Association for Dental Research (IADR), which he became Honorary Vice-President from 1933–1935, and co-founder of its Prague Section in 1932. He created the Dental Museum at the Charles University in Prague in 1906.
He worked with his nephew, Jan Jesenský Jr.
His daughter was the writer Milena Jesenská.
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Who was Jan Jesenský?
Czech doctor and scientist (1870-1947)
When was Jan Jesenský born?
Jan Jesenský was born in 1870 in Prague.
When did Jan Jesenský die?
Jan Jesenský died in 1947 in Prague, New Town.
What was Jan Jesenský's occupation?
Jan Jesenský was a physician, stomatologist and dentist.
What nationality was Jan Jesenský?
Jan Jesenský was Czech.
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