Rizal in Paris to Berlin

Chapter 7: Paris to Berlin (1885-1887)

In Gay Paris (1885-1886)

Rizal went to paris in order to acquire more knowledge in ophthalmology

Maximo Viola

• friend that resides in barcelona

• a medical student and a member of a rich family in san miguel, bulacan

Senor Eusebio Corominas

• editor of the news paper "La publicidad"

• made a crayon sketch of Don Miguel Morayta, owner of la publicidad and a statesman

Dr. Louis de Weekert

• Rizal worked for him as an assistant

• leading french ophthalmologist from november 15, 1885 to february 1886

Alin mang lahi (any race)

• Rizal's composed song

• a patriotic song which asserts that any race aspires freedom

La Deportacion (Deporatation)

• a sad danza

• he composed in dapitan during his exile

February 1, 1886

- Rizal left reluctantly gay paris for germany

February 3, 1886

- he arrived in heidelberg, a historic city in germany famous for old university and romantic surrounding

Dr. Otto Becker

• Rizal worked under him at the university eye hospital

• distinguished german ophthalmologist

Rizal favorite flower

the light blue "forget me not" flowerA

April 22, 1886

- wrote a fine poem "A las flores de heidelberg" (to the flowers of heidelberg

Dr. Karl Ullmer

- kind protestant pastor where rizal stayed while he was in a 3 month summer vacation at wilhelmsfeld

June 25, 1886

- Rizal's sojourn with them ended

July 31, 1886

Rizal's first german letter to Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, director of the ateneo of leitmerit, austria

Rizal translated to tagalog

• Schiller's William tell

• Hans andersen's fairy tales for his niece and nephews

October 29, 1886

Rizal left leipzig for dresden
- he met dr. adolph b. meyer , director of the antropological and ethnological museumN

November 1, 1886

- he left dresden by train reaching berlin in the evening

Dr. Feodor Jagor

• german scientis-traveler

• author of travels in the philippines

Dr. Rudolf Virehow

- famous german anthropologist whom dr. jagor introduced to rizal

Dr. Hans Virehow

-professor of descriptive anatomy

Dr. W. Joest

Noted german geographer
- he worked in the clinic of dr. karl ernest schweigger, famous german ophthalmologist

anthropological society
ethnological society
geographical society of berin

Rizal became member of these society upon recommendation of Dr. Jagor and Dr. Meyer

• rizal's membership in these scientific societies proved that his scientific knowledge was recognized by europe's scientist

• rizal was the first asian to be accorded such honors

Tagalische Verkunst

• Tagalog Metrical art

• a scholarly paper rizal wrote in german

• read before the society in april 1887 and published by the society in the same year

Rizal lived in this famous capital of unified germany for five reasons

1. to gain further knowledge of ophthalmology

2. to further his studies of sciences and language

3. to observe the economic had political conditions of the german nation

4. to associate with famous german scientist and scholars

5. to publish his novel, Noli me tangere

Madame Lucie Cerdole

- a professor of french he took for private lessons in order to master idiomatic intricacies of the french language

winter of 1886 in berlin

• rizal's darkest winter

• because he lived in poverty because no money arrived from calamba, and he was flat broke