caption death_date death_place birth_place citizenship birth_date known_for language image article_title name occupation
blumentritt in 1905 20 september 1913 litoměřice , austro-hungarian empire prague , austro-hungarian empire austro-hungarian september 10 , 1853 september 10 , 1853 gregg shorthand german , english blumentritt , lecturer.jpg ferdinand blumentritt
 ferdinand blumentritt author , lecturer , ethnography
ferdinand blumentritt

ferdinand blumentritt -lrb- september 10 , 1853 , prague -- september 20 , 1913 , litoměřice -rrb- , was a teacher , secondary school principal in litoměřice , 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 .
