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Max Theiler
January 30, 1899 – August 11, 1972
South African-American virologist and physician
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Max Theiler was a South African-American virologist and physician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951 for developing a vaccine against yellow fever in 1937, becoming the first African-born Nobel laureate.
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- Birthday · January 30
- Anniversary · August 11
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