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Rudolf Weigl, a Polish immunologist, doctor, and inventor, honored his 138th birthday Thursday with a doodle from Google. He had created the first-ever successful vaccination for epidemic typhus, one of the most virulent and widespread diseases. Not one, but two Nobel Prizes nominations have been made to recognize his contributions.
So, who is Rudolf Weigl? On September 2, 1883, Rudolf Weigl was born to an Austrian family in Moravia. His mother remarried a Pole high school instructor Józef Trojnar, after his father’s untimely passing. His stepfather was the one who implanted in him a love of Polish customs and culture. Weigl was born in Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic, and attended Lwow University to study biological sciences.
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