Waldemar Mordecai Wolff Haffkine (15 March 1860, Odessa, Russian Empire - 26 October, 1930, Lausanne, Switzerland) was a bacteriologist who worked in India. He was the first microbiologist who developed and used vaccines against cholera and bubonic plague. He tested the vaccines on himself. Lord Joseph Lister named him "a saviour of humanity".
Born Vladimir Aaronovich...
Date of birth:
- Mar 15, 1860
Date of death:
- Oct 26, 1930
