Yersin
Alexandre Édouard Yersin (1863–1943) was a French-Swiss physician and bacteriologist noted for identifying the plague bacillus and for his work in Southeast Asia. He studied under Louis Pasteur and later worked with the Pasteur Institute, contributing to early advances in bacteriology and immunology.
In 1894, during a plague outbreak in Hong Kong, Yersin isolated the bacterium responsible for plague, a
After his work in Hong Kong, Yersin spent much of his career in French Indochina. He founded
In addition to his plague research, Yersin engaged in zoological and botanical observations and participated in
His legacy includes the naming of the genus Yersinia and the species Yersinia pestis in recognition of