Prof. MUDr. Antonín Hamsík (January 15, 1878 Olešnice- October 20, 1963 Praha), 1913 Associate Professor, 1918 Extraordinary Professor of Medical Chemistry in Prague, 1919-1930 Chair, Institute of medical Chemistry, Masaryk University Medical Faculty in Brno, 1920 řádný profesor; 1930- Full Professor, Czech Medical Faculty in Prague, retired in 1948. He studied blood pigments and enzymes, coauthored a textbook of medical chemistry (1931-1933). Časopis lékařů českých 92 (1953), 193