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Rudolf Weigl
1883 - 1957 · Biologist · b. in Přerov
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Polish biologist, physician, and inventor (1883-1957)
Rudolf Stefan Jan Weigl 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.
Key achievements
- 01Created the first effective vaccine against typhus
- 02Saved numerous people during the Second World War
- 03Nominated for the Nobel Prize many times
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