Georg Prochaska

Georg Prochaska (sometimes also Juri, Jiří or Georgius Prochaska; Czech: Jiří Procháska) (10 April 1749 in Blížkovice – 17 July 1820 in Vienna) was a leading Czech-Austrian anatomist, ophthalmologist, physiologist, writer and university professor. He wrote the first genuine textbook on physiology and created the concept of nerve conduction among other theories. He was a staunch promoter of the modern reflex theory.