Jaroslav Heyrovský

Jaroslav Heyrovský was a Czech chemist, physicist, inventor, and teacher. Born in Prague in 1890, he was educated at University College London, Akademické gymnázium Štěpánská, Charles University, and the Sorbonne. He studied under Frederick G. Donnan and Bohuslav Brauner. His professional work focused on chemistry, polarography, and physical chemistry. He served as an employee of Charles University and was a member of the 28th Czech Infantry Regiment.

Heyrovský was a member of the Royal Society, the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and the Czech Academy of Science and Art. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His work is recognized in the Royal Society collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Chemistry collection, and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He died in Prague in 1967 and is buried at Vyšehrad cemetery.