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Hilary Koprowski
1916 - 2013 · Virologist, Immunologist · b. in Warsaw
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Polish virologist and immuologist (1916-2013)
Hilary Koprowski was a Polish virologist and immunologist active in the United States who demonstrated the world's first effective live polio vaccine. He authored or co-authored over 875 scientific papers and co-edited several scientific journals.
Key achievements
- 01Created the first oral polio vaccine
- 02A leading figure of 20th-century virology
- 03Longtime director of the Wistar Institute
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