Vladimír Vonka
Vladimír Vonka (31 July 1930 – 20 June 2025) was a Czech physician and scientist working in the field of virology and anticarcinogen vaccines.
Life and career
Vonka was born on 31 July 1930 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In 1947, he graduated from the Vančura Grammar School in Smíchov. He then graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Charles University.[1]
Together with gynaecologist Jiří Kaňka in the 1970s and 1980s, he led a study that contributed to the identification of the viral causative agent of cervical cancer, which then enabled the development of the appropriate vaccine.[2]
He was one of the founding members of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic, established in 1994.[3] In 2005, he received the Medal of Merit in the field of science from President Václav Klaus.[4] He was also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.[5]
Vonka died on 20 June 2025, at the age of 94.[6]
References
- ^ "Vladimír Vonka (1930 - 2025)". www.memoryofnations.eu. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Zemřel virolog Vonka, přispěl k důkazu virového původu rakoviny děložního čípku - Seznam Zprávy". www.seznamzpravy.cz (in Czech). 23 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Ve věku 94 let zemřel virolog prof. Vladimír Vonka | Události | Aktivity společnosti | Učená společnost České republiky". www.learned.cz. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ www.fg.cz, 2015, FG Forrest, a s. "Seznam vyznamenaných". Pražský hrad (in Czech). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Members | European Academy of Sciences and Arts". euro-acad.eu. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Ve věku 94 let zemřel virolog prof. Vladimír Vonka | Události | Aktivity společnosti | Učená společnost České republiky". www.learned.cz. Retrieved 26 June 2025.