Romanian-French physician, microbiologist, a major figure in virology and immunology
Constantin Levaditi
Born
(1874-08-01)1 August 1874
Galați, Romania
Died
5 September 1953(1953-09-05) (aged 79)
Paris, France
Nationality
Romanian
Citizenship
Romania France (1908)
Alma mater
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Collège de France
Known for
Co-discoverer of the poliovirus Treatment of syphilis by bismuth
Spouse
Elena Istrati (1882-1969)
Children
Marthe Aglae Dite Ohé Levaditi (1904-1983) Jean Levaditi (1906-1991) - head of the department of histopathology at the Pasteur Institute
Parents
Spyridon Livaditis (father)
Ioana Ștefănescu (mother)
Awards
Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1928)
Scientific career
Fields
Microbiology
Virology
Immunology
Institutions
Pasteur Institute - Paris Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Bucharest Babeș-Bolyai University - Cluj
Doctoral advisor
Victor Babeș
Constantin Levaditi (1 August 1874 – 5 September 1953) was a Romanian physician and microbiologist, a major figure in virology and immunology, especially in the study of poliomyelitis and syphilis.[1]
^Kalantzis, George; Skiadas, Panagiotis; Lascaratos, John (August 2006). "Constantin Levaditi (1874–1953): a pioneer in Immunology and Virology" (pdf). Journal of Medical Biography. 14 (3): 178–182. doi:10.1258/j.jmb.2006.05-30. PMID 16845465.
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Global Information
Romanian
France (1908)