Josef Reinsberg

Josef Reinsberg (18 August 1844 – 29 January 1930) was a Czech medical doctor. He was professor of forensic medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of Charles University, and is considered founder of Czech forensic medicine. Later he was dean of the Faculty and rector of the university (1898–1899). He was member of the Bohemian Diet and contributor to the Otto's encyclopedia.

Life He was born on 18 August 1844 in Přibyslav, Bohemia, Austrian Empire as the son of Marie and Jan Reinsberg. In 1864, he graduated from the secondary school in Klatovy and on 19 March 1870 he was graduated from the Prague Medical Faculty.

He worked first as an external medical doctor in the surgical department of the General University Hospital in Prague, then as an assistant in the obstetric clinic of prof. Jan Streng. In 1871, he was appointed town and factory medical doctor in Žamberk. Two years later he became a court medical doctor and a general practitioner at the Catharine Hospital in Žamberk. At the same time he worked as a court-appointed medical doctor at the district courts in Hradec Králové, Rokytnice and Žamberk as well as at the regional court in Hradec Králové. In 1874, he established a private chemical laboratory. The Reinsbergs had nine children, some of whom died prematurely.

He died on 29 January 1930 and was buried at Olšany Cemetery.

Work He was the author of a number of studies published in professional journals, such as: