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chapter7ParistoBerlin
Saturday,13August2011

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ParistoBerlin(188587)
RizalwenttoParisandGermanyinordertospecializeinophthalmology
Hechosethisbranchbecausehewantedtocurehismother seyeailment
HealsocontinuedhistravelsandobservationsofEuropeanlifeandcustoms,governmentandlawsin
Paris,Heidelberg,LeipzigandBerlin
InBerlin,JosemetandbefriendedseveraltopGermanscientists,Dr.FeodorJagor,Dr.AdolphB.
MeyerandDr.RudolfVirchow

AfterhisstudiesinCentralUniversityofMadrid,Rizal,whowas24yearsoldandalreadyaphysician,
wenttoParisinordertoacquiremoreknowledgeinophthalmology

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ParistoBerlin(188587)
RizalwenttoParis
and...

MaximoViola(Barcelona)amedicalstudentandamemberofrichfamilyofSanMiguel,Bulacan
SeorEusebioCorominaseditorofthenewspaperLaPublicidad
MiguelMoraytaownerofLaPublicidadandastatesman
CarolinesQuestionanarticleRizalsgavetoEditorCorominasacontroversialissueforpublication
November1885hewaslivinginParis
Dr.LouisdeW eckert(18521906)leadingFrenchophthalmologistwhereRizalworkedasan
assistantaboutfourmonths

January1,1886Rizalwrotealetterforhismothertorevealthathewasrapidlyimprovedhis
knowledgeinophthalmology
Rizalrelaxedbyvisitinghisfriends,suchasthefamilyofthePardodeTaveras(Trinidad,Felix,and
Paz),JuanLunaandFelixResureccionHidalgo

JuanLunathegreatmasterofbrushRizalhelpedhimbyposingasmodelinseveralpaintings:
1.theDeathofCleopatra,RizalposedasanEgyptianpriest
2.theBloodCompact,RizalposedasSikatuna

Rizalhadnonaturalaptitudeformusic,andthisheadmitted.Hestudiedmusiconlybecausemany
ofhisschoolmatesatAteneoweretakingmusiclessons
InaletterdatedNovember27,1878,hetoldEnriqueLetethathelearnedthesolfeggio,piano,and
voicecultureinonemonthandahalf.
HewasaflutistinvariousimpromptureunionsofFilipinosinParis
Someofhiscompositionsare:
AlinMangLahi(AnyRace)apatrioticsongwhichassertsthatanyraceaspiresforfreedom
LaDeportacion(Deportation)asaddanza,composedinDapitanduringhisexile
February1,1886leftgayParis

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February3,1886arrivedinHeidelberg(ahistoriccityinGermanyfamousforitsolduniversityand
romanticsurroundings
RizalwasagoodchessplayerandbecameamemberofChessPlayer sClub
HebecamepopularamongGermanstudentsbecausehejoinedthemintheirchessgamesandbeer
drinkingandwatchedtheirfriendlysaberduels
HeworkedattheUniversityofHeidelbergunderthedirectionofDr.OttoBecker ,German
ophthalmologist

HewasfascinatedbythebloomingflowersalongthecoolbanksoftheNeckarRiver
Thelightblueforgetmenothisfavoriteflower

April22,1886hewroteafinepoemALasFloresdeHeidelberg(TotheFlowersofHeidelberg)

WilhelmsfeldwhereRizalspentathreemonthsummervacation
ProtestantPastorDr.KarlUllmerwhereRizalstayatthevicarageoftheirhouseandwhobecome
hisgoodfriendandadmirer
May29,1887RizalwrotefromMunich(Muchen)toFriedrich(Fritz)

July31,1886RizalwrotehisfirstletterinGermantoBlumentritt

August6,1886fifthcentenaryofHeidelbergUniversity
August9,1886RizalleftHeidelberg
August14,1886whenhearrivedinLeipzig
LeipzigRizaltranslatedSchiller sWilliamTellfromGermanintoTagalog.HealsotranslatedFairy
TalesofHansChristianAnderson.HestayedabouttwoandhalfmonthinLeipzig
October29,1886heleftLeipzigforDresdenwherehemetDr.Meyer
Dr.AdolphB.MeyerdirectoroftheAnthropologicalandEthnologicalMuseum
Nov.1heleftDresdenbytrain,reachingBerlinintheevening
BerlinwhereRizalmetDr.TeodorJagor
Dr.FeodorJagorauthorofTravelsinthePhilippines
Dr.HansVirchowprofessorofDescriptiveAnatomy
Dr.RudolfVirchowGermanAnthropologist
Dr.W.JoestnotedGermangeographer
Dr.KarlErnestSchweiggerfamousGermanophthalmologistwhereJoseworkedinhisclinic
Rizalbecameamemberofthe
AnthropologicalSociety

EthnologicalSociety
GeographicalSocietyofBerlin
FivereasonswhyRizallivedinGermany:
Gainfurtherknowledgeofophthalmology
Furtherhisstudiesofsciencesandlanguages
ObservetheeconomicandpoliticalconditionsoftheGermannation
AssociatewithfamousGermanscientistsandscholars
Publishhisnovel,NolimeTangere
MadameLucieCerdoleFrenchprofessorshebecameJosesprofessorinBerlin.Hetookprivate
lessonsinFrenchinordertomastertheidiomaticintricaciesoftheFrenchlanguage

March11,1886Rizalwrotealetteraddressedtohissister ,Trinidad,expressinghishighregardand
admirationforGermanwomanhood
Germanwomanserious,diligent,educatedandfriendly
Spanishwomangossipy,frivolousandquarrelsome

ChristmascustomoftheGermans
Selfintroducetostrangerinsocialgathering

Winterof1886RizalsdarkestwinterinBerlin.
HelivedinpovertybecausenomoneyarrivedfromCalamba.RizalstarvedinBerlinandshiveredwith
wintrycold,hishealthdownduetolackofpropernourishment

ViewofthemodernizedbuildingwhereDr.RizalhadresidedinBerlin

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