Family Child
Jacqueline Castellani
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q524137 · wikidata
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Aldo Castellani
1874-09-08 – 1971-10-03
Life & Legacy
Aldo Luigi Mario Castellani, Marchese di Chisimajo, KCMG (8 September 1874 – 3 October 1971) was an Italian pathologist and microbiologist. He is best remembered as discoverer of the etiology of sleeping sickness (with David Bruce, 1903) and yaws (1905), and as a pioneer in the development and use of combined vaccines.
Occupation & Career
physician, botanist, pathologist, microbiologist, politician, dermatologist
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Louisiana State University
Organizations & Memberships
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Pontifical Academy of Sciences · Royal Academy of Italy · Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium · Senate of the Kingdom of Italy
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q524137 — wikidata View source
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