Roux, Monsieur 1853-1933
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- LCCN 56-57304: Lagrange, E. Monsieur Roux, 1955(hdg.: Roux, Émile, 1853-1933; usage: Monsieur Roux)
- His Pisʹma k I.I. Mechnikovu i O.N. Mechnikovoĭ, 1888-1914, 1986:t.p. (Ėmilʹ Ru)
- NLM in OCLC, 9 June 2009 :(hdg.: Roux, Pierre Paul Emile, 1853-1933; usage: E. Roux)
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Wikipedia description:
Pierre Paul Émile Roux FRS (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ pɔl emil ʁu]; 17 December 1853 – 3 November 1933) 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. Additionally, he investigated cholera, chicken-cholera, rabies, and tuberculosis. Roux is regarded as a founder of the field of immunology.
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