Family Child
Franz Hellens
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1337255 · wikidata
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Émile van Ermengem
1851-08-15 – 1932-09-29
Life & Legacy
Émile Pierre-Marie van Ermengem (1851–1932) was a Belgian bacteriologist who, in 1895, isolated Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism, from a piece of ham that had poisoned thirty-four people.
Occupation & Career
biologist, university teacher, bacteriologist, physician
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Ghent University
Organizations & Memberships
Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
François Maret
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1337255 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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