<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> German, English, Czech </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> Austrian - Hungarian </Td> </Tr> <P> Ferdinand Blumentritt (10 September 1853, Prague--20 September 1913, Litoměřice), was a teacher, secondary school principal in Leitmeritz, lecturer, and author of articles and books in the Philippines and its ethnography . He is well known in the Philippines for his close friendship with the writer and Propagandist, José Rizal, and the numerous correspondence between the two provide a vital reference for Rizal historians and scholars, including his last letter from prison before the execution . </P> <P> Blumentritt was born in Prague (now the Czech Republic, then the capital of Kingdom of Bohemia in the former Austrian Empire). </P>

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