[Jaroslav Hladik--a Czech pharmaceutical historian on his jubilee].

Abstract Jaroslav Hladik, who on 12. April 2003 would reach the age of 100 years, started his professional career as a pharmacist in different pharmacies, but after certain period of interim activities he became a university teacher Associate Professor for Pharmaceutical History, founded a pharmaceutical museum, published papers on pharmaceutical history, laid the foundations of a centralized pharmaceutical book collections, etc. He was successfully active in several pharmaceutical university institutions in Prague, Brno, and Bratislava. Pharmaceutical history remained his hobby until his death on 1. August 1975. He is remembered as a great positive personality of Czech pharmacy.