Jan Perner

During 1830–33 he studied at an engineering school in Prague led by František Josef Gerstner.

When Gerstner looked for engineers for construction of railways in Sankt Petersburg area of Imperial Russia, Perner joined the project (1836).

On 9 September 1845, while Perner was returning from an inspection trip he looked out of the window of a moving train (near Choceň).

His head hit a pole, and he was severely injured and died the next day in Pardubice.

An InterCity class train of railway operator České dráhy bears the name Jan Perner.