Pierre Paul Émile Roux Scientist

Pierre Paul Émile Roux FRS (December 17, 1853, Confolens, Charente – November 3, 1933, Paris) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist. Roux was one of the closest collaborators of Louis Pasteur (1822–1895), a co-founder of the Pasteur Institute, and responsible for the Institute's production of the anti-diphtheria serum, the first effective therapy for this disease.

Personal facts

Pierre Paul Émile Roux
Birth dateDecember 17, 1853
Birth place
Confolens , France
Nationality
France
Date of deathNovember 03, 1933
Place of death
Paris
Known for
Diphtheria
Pasteur Institute

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Scientist

Field of study
Immunology
Medicine
Bacteriology
influenced by
Émile Duclaux

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External resources

  1. http://www.pasteur.fr/infosci/archives/rou0.html
  2. http://www.pasteur.fr/infosci/biblio/bibliogr/roux.html#7
  3. http://www.pasteurbrewing.com/Colleagues/biographies/pierre-paul-emile-roux-1853-1933.html