Émile Roubaud

Émile Roubaud (born in Paris on March 2, 1882, died in Paris on September 30, 1962) was a French biologist and entomologist known for his work on paludism, yellow fever and sleeping sickness. In 1920, he and Félix Mesnil achieved the first experimental infection of chimpanzees with Plasmodium vivax.^[1]

He made his career at Pasteur Institute. He is a recipient of the Montyon Prize.

Sources

^ Mesnil F, Roubaud E (1920). "Essais d'inoculation du paludisme au chimpanzé". Ann Inst Pasteur, Paris 34: 466–480.

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Name	Roubaud, Emile
Alternative names
Short description	French biologist and entomologist
Date of birth	March 2, 1882
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death	September 30, 1962
Place of death	Paris, France