title: Rudolph Weigl (1883-1957)--a scientist in Poland in wartime plus ratio quam vis.
abstract: Rudolph Weigl gained a high estimation for his spectacular invention of the first efficient vaccine against typhus fever. Although born a German native speaker, he changed into a great Pole with Polish education and upbringing in a patriotic atmosphere. His scientific career developed in the Universities of Lvov, Cracow and Poznan. For him, academic employment was a constant exploration of practical truths and a response to human needs, and this remained a deep obligation during his lifetime. His vaccine saved millions, particularly during World War II. Despite many nominations, he was never awarded the Nobel Prize.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok Poland. ruahpolin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wincewicz
authors.forename: Mariola
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sulkowska
authors.forename: Stanislaw
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sulkowski
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland; D012283:Rickettsia prowazekii / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012290:Rickettsial Vaccines / Q000266:history*; D014438:Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D047828:World War I; D047789:World War II
chemical_list: D012290:Rickettsial Vaccines; C028280:typhus vaccine