Preapred by: MELINDA NARISMA-CASAUAY,MPA

PARIS
•After completing his studies in
Madrid, Rizal went to Paris and
Germany in order to specialize in
ophthalmology.
•He served as assistant to the
famous oculists of Europe
• November 1885 – he was
living in Paris
Dr. Louis de Weckert (1852-
1906) – leading French
ophthalmologist where Rizal
worked as an assistant about
four months
• January 1, 1886 - Rizal wrote
a letter for his mother to
reveal that he was rapidly
improved his knowledge in
ophthalmology
 IN GAYPARIS(1885-1886)
24 years old, physician

went to Paris to acquire

more knowledge in
ophthalmology.
mother’s eye ailment
 MAXIMO VIOLA
a medical student live in
Barcelona.

member of a rich family

of San Miguel, Bulacan.
He stopped at Barcelona to visit
his friend,
Maximo Viola, a medical student and a
member of a rich family of
San Miguel, Bulacan.
SEÑOR EUSEBIO COROMINAS

Editor of the newspaper

La Publicidad.
made a sketch crayon of
of DonMorayta.
DON MIGUEL MORAYTA
owner of La Publicidad
and a stateman.
an article on the
Carolines Question.

controversial issue for

publication.
 November 1885
Rizal was living in Paris where he sojourned
for about fourmonths.
sojourned – stayed, stopped, remained
 DR. LOUIS DE
WECKERT
a leading French
ophthalmologist
Rizal worked as his
assistant from
November 1885 to
February 1886.
 Dr. Weckert’s clinic
He rapidly improve his
knowledge of
ophthalmology.

He knows how to perform

operation.
 RIZAL’S FILIPINO FRIENDS
PARDO DE
TAVERASFAMILY
• TRINIDAD
• FELIX
• PAZ
Model’s of Luna
THE DEATH OF
CLEOPATRA
THE BLOOD COMPACT
 RIZAL AS
MUSICIAN
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
I could not
sing well!

Voice is like braying of

the asses
 RIZAL AS MUSICIAN
Rizal came to
play the flute fairly
well. He was a
flutist in various
impromptu
reunions of
Filipinos in Paris.
 Rizal’s composition;
• Alin Mang Lahi (AnyRace)
• La Deportacion (Deportation)
BERLIN
 IN HISTORICHEIDELBERG
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.
Member of chess player’s club
He became popular
among the Germans
because they found
out that he was agood
chess player.
He joined them in
chess games, drinking
beer and saberduels.
 DR. OTTO BECKER
He worked at the
University Eye Hospital
under the direction of Dr.
Otto Becker.
A distinguished German
ophthalmologist.
 Prof. Wilhem Kuehne
He attended lectures of
Dr. Becker and Prof.
Wilhem Kuehne.
 TO THE FLOWERS OFHEIDELBERG
He was fascinated by the
blooming flowers along the
Neckar River.

• The light blue “forget-me-not” – his

favorite flower
• April 22, 1886 – he wrote a fine poem “A
Las Flores de
Heidelberg”(To the Flowers of Heidelberg)
 TO THE FLOWERS OFHEIDELBERG
which is the light blue
flower called
“forget-me-not”.
APRIL 22, 1886 – Rizal
wrote a fine poem entitled
“A Las Flores de
Heidelberg”
PASTOR ULLMER AT WILHELMSFELD
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.
 FIRST LETTER TOBLUMENTRITT
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
Rizal sent Aritmetica
(Arithmetic) book to
Blumentritt which
was published in 2
language - Spanish and
s Tagalog – by the
University of Santo Tomas
Press in 1868.
The author was
Rufino Baltazar
Hernandez.
Blumentritt became the
best friend of Rizal.
 FIFTH CENTENARY OF HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY

The famous University of

Heidelberg held its fifth
centenary celebration on
August 6, 1886 where
Rizal had witnessed the
said celebration.
 IN LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN
August 9, 1886 - Rizal left
Heidelberg.
AUGUST 14, 1886 – Rizal
arrived in Leipzig.
Leipzig - Rizal translated
Schiller’s William Tell from
German into Tagalog. He also
translated Fairy Tales of Hans
Christian Anderson.
He attended some lectures at
the University of Leipzig on
history and psychology.
 IN LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN

Prof. Friedrich Ratzel Dr. Hans Meyer

a famous historian German anthropologist
 IN LEIPZIG AND DRESDEN
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.
Nov. 1 - he left Dresden by train,
reaching Berlin in the evening
RIZAL WELCOMED IN BERLIN’S SCIENTIFIC CIRCLES

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 – Germangeographer
• DR. KARL ERNEST SCHWEIGGER – famous German
Ophthalmologist.
• Rizal became a member of the
Anthropological Society
• Ethnological Society Geographical
Society of Berlin
 RIZAL’S LIFE IN BERLIN
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 MeTangere
 RIZAL’S LIFE IN BERLIN
• 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 ON GERMAN WOMEN

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.
 GERMAN CUSTOMS
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.
Christmas custom of the Germans delighted him
most.
Another interesting German custom observed by
Rizal is self-introduction to strangers in a social
gathering.
According to the German code of etiquette, it is a bad
manner for the guest to remain aloof, and wait for his
host or hostess to make the proper introduction.
 RIZAL’S DARKEST WINTER
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 oldand threadbare.
 His health broke down due to lack of proper
nourishment.
This is one of the most memorable days in the life of Rizal.
El fin!!
Adios!!