Alphonse Laveran
Alphonse Laveran (Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, 18 June 1845 – 18 May 1922) was a French military doctor.[1] He won the 1907 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on the way protozoa can cause disease.[2]
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran | |
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| Born | 18 June 1845 |
| Died | 18 May 1922 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Trypanosomes, malaria |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1907) |
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| Fields | Medicine |
Alphonse Laveran Media
Laveran's drawing in his 1880 notebook showing different stages of Plasmodium falciparum from fresh blood.
Grave at Cimetière du Montparnasse
Commemorative plaque at the Château à Strasbourg
Laveran's name on the LSHTM Frieze
References
- ↑ "Biography of Alphonse Laveran". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1907". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-07-28.