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Born March 25, 1863 • Louisville • Kentucky
Died May 2, 1946 (aged 83) • New York City • New York
Subjects Of Study Shigella dysenteriae type 1 • meningococcal meningitis • therapeutics
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Karl Landsteiner.
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Oswald Avery.
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