Rudolf Weigl
Polish biologist and physician
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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... Wikipedia
Born: September 2, 1883, Přerov, Czechia
Died: August 11, 1957 (age 73 years), Zakopane, Poland
Spouse: Zofia Weigl (m. 1921–1940)
Nationality: Polish
Award: Righteous Among the Nations (2003)