Constantin Levaditi | |
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| Born | 1 August 1874 |
| Died | 5 September 1953 (aged 79) |
| Nationality |  Romanian |
| Citizenship | Romania France (1908) |
| Alma mater | Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Collège de France |
| Known for | Co-discoverer of the poliovirus Treatment of syphilis by bismuth |
| Spouse | Elena Istrati (1882-1969) |
| Children | Marthe Aglae Dite Ohé Levaditi (1904-1983) Jean Levaditi (1906-1991) - head of the department of histopathology at the Pasteur Institute |
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| Awards | Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1928) |
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| Institutions | Pasteur Institute - Paris Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Bucharest Babeș-Bolyai University - Cluj |
| Doctoral advisor | Victor Babeș |
Constantin Levaditi (1 August 1874 – 5 September 1953) was a Romanian physician and microbiologist, a major figure in virology and immunology, especially in the study of poliomyelitis and syphilis.[1]
- ^ Kalantzis, George; Skiadas, Panagiotis; Lascaratos, John (August 2006). "Constantin Levaditi (1874–1953): a pioneer in Immunology and Virology" (pdf). Journal of Medical Biography. 14 (3): 178–182. doi:10.1258/j.jmb.2006.05-30. PMID 16845465.