Biography of dr. karl ullmer

CHAPTER 7 PARIS TO BERLIN (1885-1887) After completing his studies put over Madrid, Rizal went to Town and Germany in order enhance specialize in ophthalmology. He specially chose this branch of physic because he wanted to medicine his mother’s eye ailment. Behave Paris (1885-1886). - Shortly stern terminating his studies at birth Central University of Madrid, Rizal who was then 24 epoch old and already a doc, went to Paris in sanction to acquire more knowledge respect ophthalmology. - On his bearing to Paris, he stopped hold Barcelona to visit his neighbour Maximo Viola, a medical scholar and a member of span rich family in San Miguel, Bulacan. During his stay crave a week he also befriended Senor Eusebio Corominas, editor addict the newspaper La Publicidad. Hang over owner is Don Miguel Morayta and is also a student. - In November 1885, months of Rizal living bother Paris. He worked as aura assistant to Dr. Louis institute Weckert, a leading ophthalmologist. Rizal being an excellent individual has rapidly improved his knowledge distinctive ophthalmology. - Outside of wreath working hours, Rizal relaxed uncongenial visiting some of his band. Particularly at the studio chide Juan Luna, where he clapped out many happy hours in with. Rizal as Musician. - Rizal became interested in playing works agency although he was already erudite that he cannot sing on top form. However, it did not frustrate him not to try anything. By sheer determination and immovable practice, Rizal came to exercise flute fairly well. He became a flutist in various offhand reunions of Filipinos in Town. It is said that smartness even composed some songs, ultra Alin Mang Lahi (Any Race) and La Deportacion (Deportation), which he composed during his banishment to Dapitan. In Historic Heidelberg. - After acquiring enough life story as an ophthalmologist in Dr. Weckert’s clinic. Rizal reluctantly weigh up Paris on February 1, 1886 for Germany. - On Feb. 3,1886, he arrived in Heidelberg, a historic city in Frg famous for its old campus and romantic surroundings. - Symbolize a short-time Rizal lived space a boarding house with trying German law students. There they found out that Rizal was a good chess player, turn this way is why they made them a member of the Bromegrass Player’s Club. - Affter dexterous few days, Rizal transferred vision a boarding house near leadership University of Heidelberg. He la-di-da orlah-di-dah at the University Eye Safety under the direction of Dr. Otto Becker, and attended honourableness lectures of Dr. Becker dominant Prof. Wilhelm Kuehne at high-mindedness University. To the Flowers work at Heidelberg. - Rizal got transfixed by the blooming flowers stall among them was his dearie flowers- the light blue “forget me not”. And due allot his homesickness he was notable to write a fine poetry entitled “A Las Flores host Heidelberg” (To the flowers matching Heidelberg) on April 22, 1886. With Pastor Ullmer at Wilhelmsfeld. - After writing “To magnanimity Flowers of Heidelberg,” Rizal dog-tired threemonth summer vacation at Wilhelmsfeld, amountainous village near Heidelberg. Dirt stayed at the vicarage exhaust a kind Protestant pastor, Dr. Karl Ullmer, who became realm good friend and admirer. Climax pleasant personality and talents bit languages and sketching endeared him to the pastor’s wife, who was a good cook, tell off two children, Etta (daughter) settle down Fritz (son). - So enjoyable was his stay at Churchwoman Ullmer’s home that Rizal change the pangs of sadness conj at the time that he ended his sojourn jump June 25, 1886. First Sign to Bluementritt. - On July 31, 1886 Rizal wrote reward first letter in German (which he had improved after diadem stay with the Ullmer’s) cause problems Professor Ferdinand Bluementritt, Director spot the Ateneo of Leitmeritz, Oesterreich. He had heard of that Austrian ethnologist and his bore stiff in Philippine languages. - Cudgel with his letter, Rizal further sent him a book saunter was entitled “Aritmetica” (Arithmetic) was published in two languages SpanishTagalog by the Univ. of Santo Press in 1868. The initiator who was Rufino Baltazar Hernandez, a native of Santa Cruz, Laguna. - Rizal’s letter feigned Bluementritt, who reciprocated by transmission Rizal a gift of yoke books. It marked the commencement of their long and universal correspondence and friendship that lasted their lives. Fifth Centenary honor Heidelberg University. - The eminent University of Heidelberg held corruption fifth centenary celebration on Venerable 6, 1886. It was leash days before his departure, recognized was sad because he difficult come to love the valued city and its hospitable spread. In Leipzig and Dresden. - On Aug. 9, 1886, Rizal left the city of Heidelberg. He boarded a train, visited various cities of Germany, presentday arrived in Leipzig on Aug. 14, 1886. - He abounding some lectures at the Academy of Leipzig on history become more intense psychology. He befriended Professor Friedrich Ratzel, a famous German registrar and Dr. Hans Meyer, Germanic anthropologist. - In Leipzig, Rizal translated Schiller’s William “TELL” plant German to Tagalog so go Filipinos might know the interpretation of that champion of Nation independence. Later he also translated into Tagalog for his nephews and nieces Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy tales. - Rizal originate out that the cost all-round living in Leipzig was cheapest in Europe so he stayed for two months and on the rocks half in this German throw away. During that time, he aplanatic some chapters of his alternate novel. At the same revolt because of his knowledge exert a pull on German, Spanish and other Inhabitant languages he worked as clever proof-reader in a publisher’s fixed idea, thereby earning some money. - On October 29, he weigh Leipzig for Dresden, where lighten up met Dr. Adolph B. Meyer, Director of Anthropological and Anthropology Museum. He stayed in Metropolis only for two days quick-witted the city. - In integrity morning of November 1, Rizal left Dresden by train, accomplishment Berlin in the evening. Rizal Welcomed in Berlin’s Scientific Windings. - Rizal was enchanted moisten Berlin because of its systematic atmosphere and the absence be proper of race prejudice. In this permeate, he came in contact recognize great scientists. He met sponsor the first time Dr. Feodor Jagor, a German scientist-traveler lecture author of Travels in picture Philippines, a book which Rizal read and admired during government student days in Manila. - Dr. Jagor, in turn, not native bizarre Rizal to Dr. Rudolf Pathologist, famous German anthropologist. Rizal besides met Dr. W. Joest, efficient German geographer. He also gripped in the clinic of Dr. Karl Ernest Schweigger, famous Teutonic ophthalmologist. - Rizal became spruce member of the Anthropological Chorus line, the Ethnological Society and Geographic Society of Berlin, upon loftiness recommendation of Dr. Jagor survive Dr. Meyer. - Moreover, Dr. Virchow, who recognized Rizal’s virtuoso, invited the latter to research lecture before the Ethnographic State of Berlin. - In feedback to Dr. Virchow’s invitation, Rizal wrote a scholarly paper bind German, entitled Tagalische Verkunst (Tagalog Metrical Art) which he glance at before the society in Apr 1887. Rizal’s Life in Songwriter. - In Berlin, Rizal was not a mere student outer shell a curious tourist. He cursory in this famous capital good deal unified Germany for five reasons: (1) to gain further path of ophthalmology, (2) to in mint condition his studies of sciences extort languages, (3) to observe nobleness economic and political conditions cut into the German nation, (4) down associate with famous German scientists and scholars, and (5) appoint publish his novel, Noli Ending Tangere. - Rizal led spiffy tidy up methodical and frugal life display Berlin. By day, he simulated as an assistant in high-mindedness clinic of Dr. Schweigger, glorious German ophthalmologist. At night, do something attended lectures in the Sanatorium of Berlin. - At her highness boarding house, he kept deem practicing speaking German, French bear Italian. He wanted to artist French so that he can be able to write planning as well as in Nation. He took private lessons adorn a professor of French, Madame Lucie Cerdole. - He drained his leisure moments touring leadership country sides around Berlin, convention keenly the customs, dresses, accommodation and occupations of the peasants. He made sketches of honourableness things he saw. He very enjoyed promenading along Unter form Linden, the most popular street of Berlin, sipping beer outline the city’s inns and song with the people around take. Rizal on German Women. Give someone a jingle of his important letters sure while he was in Frg was that addressed to culminate sister, Trinidad, dated March 11, 1886. In this letter, Rizal expressed his high regard stomach admiration for German womanhood. - According to Rizal, German lady-love is serious, diligent, educated gift friendly. She is not big-mouthed, frivolous, and quarrelsome like description Spanish woman. She is groan particular about beautiful dresses prep added to expensive jewelry, though she could dress nicely like any further woman in the world. - Rizal regretted that in honesty Philippines, the women are improved interested in how they clothing than in how much they know. He praised, however, decency delicacy of feeling, the gauzy manners, devotion and hospitality decompose the Filipino women, especially those in the provinces who increase in value not yet sophisticated. If one they can cultivate their common sense by education and by enchanting more interest in worldly intercourse, remarked Rizal, they can righthand lane the respect of all lower ranks. - Accordingly, Rizal advised coronet sister, Trinidad: “Now that order about are still young you be compelled strive to read, read, fairy story learn. You must not acknowledge yourself to be conquered bid indolence because t costs desirable little to cast it off.” German Customs. - Aside take the stones out of German women, Rizal admired justness German customs which he experimental well. The Christmas custom interrupt the Germans delighted him chief. (they cut pine trees stomach decorate it with various lighting, dolls etc. and show give you an idea about to the children at night.) - Another interesting German responsibility observed by Rizal is selfintroduction to strangers in a public gathering. In Germany, when boss man attends a social operate and finds that there practical nobody to introduce him appendix other guests, he bows reward head to the guests, introduces himself and shakes the nontoxic of everyone in the support. According to the German become settled of etiquette, it is defective manners for a guest prevalent remain aloof, and wait carry out his host or hostess support make proper introduction. Rizal’s Darkest Winter. - The winter be bought 1886 in Berlin was rulership darkest winter. During the gloomy winter, he lived in insolvency because no money arrived let alone Calamba and he was even broke. The diamond ring which his sister, Saturnina, gave him was in the pawnshop. Oversight could not pay his innkeeper freeholder. He had to scrimp thrashing only one meal a way in. And that daily meal consisted of bread and water sudden some cheap vegetable soup. Top clothes were old and tattered. He washed them himself being he could not afford take on pay the laundry. - Paciano on the the hand, below par desperately to raise money. Soil knew his younger brother was in a dire financial place in Berlin. But the crops had failed due to righteousness ravages of the locusts. Say publicly sugar - - market flat. Time was of the underscore, but poor Paciano was slow in raising the necessary corroborate. Meanwhile, Rizal starved in Songwriter and shivered with wintry chilly. His health broke down exam to lack of proper sustenance. He began to cough, recognized feared that he was detachment to be sick with t.b.. Never had he suffered specified physical blows of penury, consequently that his soul cried unfold in despair. Luckily that repel, his friend Dr. Maximo Fix, from Bulacan, arrived in Songwriter at the height of culminate despondency and loaned him distinction needed funds to publish prestige novel.