Born:6 August 1897, Královské Vinohrady, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died:31 January 1984(1984-01-31) (aged 86), Prague, Czechoslovakia
Awards:Léon Bernard Foundation Prize (1968), Order of Labour, Klement Gottwald State Prize, Order of the Yugoslav Star, Order of the Republic, Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour
Alma mater:Faculty of Medicine, Charles University