title: Short biography of Louis Daniel Beauperthuy (1807-71): pioneer of microbiology and medical science in Venezuela.
abstract: Louis Daniel Beauperthuy was a pioneer of microbiology in Venezuela where he developed microscopic and clinical research together with academic and scientific observation related to leprosy and the role of insects in the transmission of febrile illnesses.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Núcleo Bolívar, Universidad de Oriente, Ciudad Bolívar, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. godorey@cantv.net
authors.forename: Gerardo A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: Ewart
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tarradath
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000266:history; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*; D014687:Venezuela; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000266:history*