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Pierre Paul Émile Roux FRS (17 December 1853 – 3 November 1933) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist.
Émile Roux (born Dec. 17, 1853, Confolens, Charente, France—died Nov. 3, 1933, Paris) was a French bacteriologist noted for his work on diphtheria and tetanus and for his collaboration with Louis Pasteur in the development of vaccines.
In 1878, Louis Pasteur was looking for a physician to help him study contagious diseases. His associate Émile Duclaux introduced him to a former student of his – Émile Roux – who quickly came into the orbit of the famous scientist. The young physician was 25, Pasteur was 56.
Photographic reproduction portrait of Pierre Paul Émile Roux (1853-1933), a French physician and assistant to renowned scientist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) from 1878 until 1883.
May 18, 2018 · ROUX, PIERRE PAUL ÉMILE (b. Confolens, Charente, France, 17 December 1853; d. Paris, France, 3 November 1933) bacteriology.Roux was one of the principal founders of medical bacteriology, both through his collaboration with Pasteur and his own achievements.
Nov 3, 2022 · In 1888, Émile Roux and Alexandre Yersin were the first to demonstrate that the bacteria causing diphtheria was releasing a deadly toxin. In 1923, Gaston Ramon treated that toxin with formalin and heat, resulting in the concept of “anatoxin” as a mean of vaccination.
Mar 29, 2019 · Émile Roux. In 1872, Émile Roux started his medical studies in Clermont-Ferrand and became the assistant of Émile Duclaux who was in charge of the chemistry lectures at the University of ...
