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František Chvostek

Czecho-Austrian physician (1835-1884)
Person Human Q84876

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
May 21, 1835
Date of death
November 16, 1884
Place of birth
Frýdek-Místek, Místek[9]
Place of death
Vienna
Country of citizenship
Austria[11]
Occupation
physician, internist, university teacher, medical officer
Educated at
Josephinum[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[18]
Described by source
Almanach českých lékařů s podobiznami a 1000 životopisy, Masarykův slovník naučný[16][17]
Family name
Chvostek[14]
Given name
Franz[15]
Place of burial
Sieveringer Friedhof[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en František Chvostek ar فرانتيشك شفوستيك cs František Chvostek starší da Franz Chvostek senior fa فرانتیشک خووستیک fr Franz Chvostek pl Franz Chvostek ru Франц Хвостек ru Хвостек, Франц
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000116800203
VIAF cluster ID
83749015
GND ID
133623033
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
C/Chvostek_Franz_1835_1884
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
48494
Biographical Dictionary of the History of the Czech Lands ID
2392
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
133623033
Freebase ID
/m/0gh9px
Medvik ID
jk01050455
NL CR AUT ID
jk01050455
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3886259
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
14977
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Prabook ID
2445296
Treccani ID
frantisek-chvostek
Vienna History Wiki ID
19599
Whonamedit? doctor ID (archived)
2586

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Occupation 3
physician, university teacher, internist
Given name 1
Franz
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Named after 1
Chvostek sign
Place of birth 1
Místek
Place of death 1
Vienna
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Fellbach
← SNARC ID 1
Elisabeth of the Palatinate
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Summary

František Chvostek was born on May 21, 1835[1], in Frýdek-Místek[2]. He died on November 16, 1884[3], in Vienna[4]. He worked as a physician[5], internist[6], university teacher[7], and medical officer[8].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for František Chvostek include Chvostek sign[19], a clinical sign[20].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Chvostek sign[19], a clinical sign[20].

FAQs

Where was František Chvostek born?

František Chvostek was born in Frýdek-Místek[2].

Where did František Chvostek die?

František Chvostek died in Vienna[4].

What did František Chvostek do for work?

František Chvostek worked as a physician[5], internist[6], university teacher[7], and medical officer[8].

Where did František Chvostek go to school?

František Chvostek was educated at Josephinum[12].

Related Entities

Elisabeth of the Palatinate

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Generální heslář Biografického slovníku českých zemí. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of the History of the Czech Lands. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Who Named It?. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Vienna
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Given name → Franz
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