This is a summary ppt of Chapter 7 Paris to Berlin Jose Rizal: Life, works and Writings

3. PARIS

4. CENTRAL UNIVERSITY in
MADRID
24 years old, physician
went to Paris to acquire
more knowledge in
ophthalmology.
mother’s eye ailment
IN GAY PARIS (1885-1886)

5. MAXIMO VIOLA
a medical student live in
Barcelona.
member of a rich family
of San Miguel, Bulacan.

6. Editor of the newspaper
La Publicidad.
made a sketch crayon of
of Don Morayta.
SEÑOR EUSEBIO COROMINAS

7. owner of La Publicidad
and a stateman.
an article on the
Carolines Question.
controversial issue for
publication.
DON MIGUEL MORAYTA

8. November 1885
Rizal was living in Paris where he sojourned
for about four months.
sojourned – stayed, stopped, remained

9. a leading French
ophthalmologist
Rizal worked as his
assistant from
November 1885 to
February 1886.
DR. LOUIS DE
WECKERT

10. He rapidly improve his
knowledge of
ophthalmology.
He knows how to perform
operation.
Dr. Weckert’s clinic

11. RIZAL’S FILIPINO FRIENDS
PARDO DE
TAVERAS FAMILY
• TRINIDAD
• FELIX
• PAZ

12. RIZAL’S FILIPINO FRIENDS
JUAN LUNA – great master
of the brush
FELIX RESURRECCION
HIDALDO

13. Model’s of Luna

14. THE DEATH OF
CLEOPATRA

15. THE BLOOD COMPACT

16. No natural aptitude for
music
He studied music
because many of his
schoolmates at the Ateneo
were taking music
lessons.
November 27, 1878-
told Enrique Lete that he
learned solfeggio, piano,
voice culture in one month
ang half.
RIZAL AS
MUSICIAN

17. RIZAL AS MUSICIAN
I could not
sing well!
Voice is like braying of
the asses

18. Rizal came to
play the flute fairly
well. He was a
flutist in various
impromptu
reunions of
Filipinos in Paris.
RIZAL AS MUSICIAN

19. • Alin Mang Lahi (Any Race)
• La Deportacion (Deportation)
Rizal’s composition;

20. BERLIN

21. February 1, 1886 –He
left gay Paris from
Germany.
February 3, 1886- Rizal
arrived in Heidelberg, a
historic city in Germany
famous for its old
university and romantic
surroundings.
IN HISTORIC HEIDELBERG

22. He became popular
among the Germans
because they found
out that he was a good
chess player.
He joined them in
chess games, drinking
beer and saber duels.
Member of chess player’s club

23. He worked at the
University Eye Hospital
under the direction of Dr.
Otto Becker.
A distinguished German
ophthalmologist.
DR. OTTO BECKER

24. He attended lectures of
Dr. Becker and Prof.
Wilhem Kuehne.
Prof. Wilhem Kuehne

25. TO THE FLOWERS OF HEIDELBERG
He was fascinated by the
blooming flowers along the
Neckar River.

26. TO THE FLOWERS OF HEIDELBERG
which is the light blue
flower called
“forget-me-not”.
APRIL 22, 1886 – Rizal
wrote a fine poem entitled
“A Las Flores de
Heidelberg”

27. Rizal spent a three-month
summer vacation at
Wilhelmsfeld where he
stayed at the vicarage
(place) of a Protestant
pastor, Dr. Karl Ullmer.
The pastor has a wife and
two children named Etta
and Fritz.
PASTOR ULLMER AT WILHELMSFELD

28. JULY 31, 1886 – Rizal wrote
his first letter to Professor
FERDINAND BLUMENTRITT
Who is the Director of the
Ateneo of Leitmeritz,
Austria.
Blumentritt is an Austrian
ethnologist and he has an
interest in the Philippine
language.
FIRST LETTER TO BLUMENTRITT

29. Rizal sent Aritmetica
(Arithmetic) book to
Blumentritt which
was published in 2
languages - Spanish and
Tagalog – by the
University of Santo Tomas
Press in 1868.
The author was
Rufino Baltazar
Hernandez.
Blumentritt became the
best friend of Rizal.
FIRST LETTER TO BLUMENTRITT

30. The famous University of
Heidelberg held its fifth
centenary celebration on
August 6, 1886 where
Rizal had witnessed the
said celebration.
FIFTH CENTENARY OF HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY

31. AUGUST 14, 1886 – Rizal
arrived in Leipzig
He attended some
lectures at the University
of Leipzig on history and
psychology.
IN LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN

32. IN LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN
Prof. Friedrich Ratzel
a famous historian
Dr. Hans Meyer
German anthropologist

33. Rizal found out that the
cost of living in Leipzig
was the cheapest in
Europe so he stayed for 2
months and a half.
On October 29, he went
to Dresden, where he met
Dr. Adolph B. Meyer, the
Director of the
Anthropological and
Ethnological Museum.
IN LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN

34. Some scientists Rizal met are:
• DR. FEODOR JAGOR – German scientist-traveler and
author of Travels in the Philippines
• DR. RUDOLF VIRCHOW – famous German
anthropologist
• DR. W. JOEST – German geographer
• DR. KARL ERNEST SCHWEIGGER – famous German
ophthalmologist
RIZAL WELCOMED IN BERLIN’S SCIENTIFIC CIRCLES

35. Five reasons why Rizal stayed in Berlin:
1. To gain further knowledge of ophthalmology.
2. To further his studies of science and language.
3. To observe the economic and political conditions of
the German nation.
4. To associate with famous German scientists and
scholars.
5. To publish his novel, Noli Me Tangere
RIZAL’S LIFE IN BERLIN

36. • Rizal worked as an
assistant in the clinic of Dr.
Schweigger, and at night,
he attended lectures in
the University of Berlin.
• He also took private
lessons in French under
Madame Lucie Cerdole.
RIZAL’S LIFE IN BERLIN

37. Rizal sent a letter to his
sister, Trinidad, dated on
March 11, 1886. In his
letter, Rizal expressed his
high regard and
admiration for German
womanhood.
Rizal said that German
woman is serious, diligent,
educated and friendly.
RIZAL ON GERMAN WOMEN

38. Some of the German
customs Rizal admired:
 On Yuletide season,
people will select a
pine tree from the
bushes and adorned it
with lanterns, papers,
lights, dolls, candies,
fruits, etc.
 Self - introduction to
strangers in a social
gathering.
GERMAN CUSTOMS

39.  The winter of 1886 in Berlin was his darkest winter.
He lived in poverty because no money arrived from
Calamba and he was flat broke.
 The diamond ring was in the pawnshop.
He could not pay his landlord and he was eating
only one meal a day.
His clothes were old and threadbare.
His health broke down due to lack of proper
nourishment.
This is one of the most memorable days in the life of Rizal.
RIZAL’S DARKEST WINTER

40. El fin!!
Adios!!