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Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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Rudolf Weigl
1883-09-02 – 1957-08-11
Life & Legacy
Rudolf Stefan Jan Weigl (2 September 1883 – 11 August 1957) was a Polish biologist, physician and inventor, known for creating the first effective vaccine against epidemic typhus. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine each year between 1930 and 1934, and from 1936 to 1939.
Weigl worked during the Holocaust to save the lives of countless Jews by developing the vaccine for typhus and providing shelter to protect those suffering under the Nazi Germans in occupied Poland. For his contributions, he was named a Righteous Among the Nations in 2003.
Occupation & Career
biologist, university teacher, physician, immunologist
Education
Lviv University; Jagiellonian University; Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań; Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
Faith & Community
Catholic Church
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Order of Leopold; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great; Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Righteous Among the Nations
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great · Order of Leopold · Righteous Among the Nations
Church
Catholic Church
Employer
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań · Jagiellonian University · Lviv University
Organizations & Memberships
Lwów Scientific Society · Polish Academy of Learning · Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium · Warsaw Scientific Society
Education & Institutions
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań · Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University · Jagiellonian University · Lviv University
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Order of Leopold
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577522 · wikidata
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577522 · wikidata
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Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577522 · wikidata
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Righteous Among the Nations
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577522 · wikidata
Faith Community
Catholic Church
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577522 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Zofia Weigl
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577522 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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