Jakob Eduard Polak

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Jakob Eduard Polak
Jakob Eduard Polak
Jakob Eduard Polak
Born(1818-11-12)12 November 1818
Groß-Morzin/Mořina, Bohemia
Died8 October 1891(1891-10-08) (aged 72)
Vienna
OccupationAustrian physician

Jakob Eduard Polak (12 November 1818 – 8 October 1891) was an Austrian physician, born to a Jewish family from Bohemia, who played an important role in introducing modern medicine in Iran.[1]

  1. ^ "POLAK, Jakob Eduard – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2014-12-26.