Alexandre Yersin Scientist

Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin (22 September 1863-1 March 1943) was a Swiss and naturalized French physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the discoverer of the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague or pest, which was later named in his honour (Yersinia pestis).

Personal facts

Alexandre Yersin
Birth dateSeptember 22, 1863
Birth place
Switzerland , Vaud , Aubonne
Nationality
Switzerland
France
Date of deathMarch 01, 1943
Place of death
Vietnam , Nha Trang
Known for
Yersinia pestis

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Scientist

Field of study
Bacteriology
influenced by
Kitasato Shibasaburō

Alexandre Yersin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/millhillessays/2003/yersin
  2. http://www.pasteur.fr/infosci/archives/yer0.html
  3. http://www.pasteurbrewing.com/dramatis-personae.html