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Charles Nicolle

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Charles Nicolle

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French microbiologist (1866–1936)

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Charles Nicolle was a French microbiologist who lived from 1866 to 1936 and made important contributions to understanding infectious diseases. His work helped advance the field of microbiology and improved knowledge about how diseases spread, making him a significant figure in medical science history.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1928

    for his work on typhus

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Henri
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Rouen
Place of death
Tunis
Occupation
botanist
Position held
professor
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Field of work
bacteriology
Image
Charles Nicolle at microscope.jpg
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Charles Nicolle
place of burial
Musée Pasteur
date of birth
1866-09-21
date of death
1936-02-28
medical condition
deafness
birth name
Charles Jules Henri Nicolle
name in native language
Charles Nicolle
interested in
bacteriology
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Encyclopedic overview

Charles Jules Henri Nicolle (21 September 1866 – 28 February 1936) was a French bacteriologist who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his identification of lice as the transmitter of epidemic typhus.

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