Charles Nicolle - Institut Pasteur - Lettre autographe signée - Typhus

Autograph letter signed by Charles Nicolle, French physician and microbiologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, director of the Pasteur Institute of Tunis, dated February 15, 1924. Written in brown ink on two sheets of vellum paper with the Pasteur Institute of Tunis letterhead. In this letter of exceptional scientific and human density, Charles Nicolle discusses his succession at the Institute, prepares his future lectures on typhus, relapsing fevers and conjunctivitis, and details a medical expedition in southern Tunisia. He also testifies to his deep friendship with the writer Georges Duhamel, who accompanies him on his journey, and mentions the expedition by auto-chenilles toward Chad. Dimensions: 13.5 x 21.1 cm Condition: Very fine condition. See photos for more details. Number of pages: 4 pages Careful shipment in a rigid and watertight packaging. - Charles Jules Henri Nicolle born on September 21, 1866 in Rouen and died on February 28, 1936 in Tunis is a French physician and microbiologist. He is a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1928. Wikipédia - Georges Duhamel, born in Paris on June 30, 1884 and died in Valmondois on April 13, 1966, is a French physician, writer and poet. Made famous by the writings Civilization and then the Chronicle of the Pasquier, he was elected in 1935 a member of the Académie française of which he was perpetual secretary from 1944 to 1946. Wikipédia - Louis Pasteur, born December 27, 1822 in Dole and died September 28, 1895 in Marnes-la-Coquette, is a French scientist, chemist and physicist by training. His scientific career began with progressive experimentation on minerals, insects, then plants, in microbiology. Wikipédia

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