He served at the Charles University, where he took a special interest in molluscs, describing a number of new species.
He was also involved in anthropology and attempted to find a common ground for biology and Christianity.
[1] After studies at grammar school he joined Charles University in Prague and became a medical doctor in 1897.
He also attended natural sciences lectures by Antonín Frič, Jan Palacký and František Vejdovský.
He practiced from 1899 to 1915 at Prague and served as a military doctor in Bohemia during World War I.