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Aldo Castellani, KCMG
Castellani in 1934
Born(1874-09-08)8 September 1874
Florence, Italy
Died3 October 1971(1971-10-03) (aged 97)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Florence
Known forCastellani's paint
AwardsHonorary Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Scientific career
Fieldsdermatology, bacteriology
InstitutionsBonn, London, Colombo, Naples, St Louis, Lisbon
Academic advisorsCelso 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.

  1. ^ The year of birth is also given as 1877 in some sources

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