Václav F. Kumpošt (1846–1874) was founder of the magazine ''

Vesmír ''Vesmír'' is a Czech science magazine that has been published since 1871. As of 2012, it was produced by the Czech Academy of Sciences The Czech Academy of Sciences (abbr. CAS, , abbr. AV ČR) was established in 1992 by the Czech Nationa ...

''. Václav Kumpošt was born in

Žamberk Žamberk (; ) is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zon ...

and spent his childhood in the family of clockmaker Albert. He grew up there with stepbrother Eduard Albert who was a famous surgeon and with other siblings (František Albert, Tereza Svatová and Kateřina Thomová). He studied medicine on University in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

and is known as founder of the magazine ''Vesmír'' (1871). He died of

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can al ...

on 26 February 1874 at general hospital in

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