Aldo Castellani, KCMG | |
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 Castellani in 1934 | |
| Born | 8 September 1874 Florence, Italy |
| Died | 3 October 1971 (aged 97) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Known for | Castellani's paint |
| Awards | Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | dermatology, bacteriology |
| Institutions | Bonn, London, Colombo, Naples, St Louis, Lisbon |
| Academic advisors | Celso Pellizzari (1851–1925) |
Aldo Luigi Mario Castellani, Marchese di Chisimajo, KCMG (8 September 1874[1] – 3 October 1971) was an Italian pathologist and bacteriologist. He is best remembered as discoverer of the etiology of sleeping sickness (with David Bruce, 1903) and Yaws (1905), as a pioneer in the development and use of combined vaccines.
- ^ The year of birth is also given as 1877 in some sources