Aldo Castellani
Aldo Castellani | |
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Castellani in 1934 | |
| Born | 8 September 1874 Florence, Italy |
| Died | 3 October 1971 (aged 97) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Known for | Castellani's paint |
| Awards | Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Dermatology, mycology, bacteriology |
| Institutions | Bonn, London, Colombo, Naples, New Orleans, St. Louis, Lisbon |
| Academic advisors | Celso Pellizzari (1851–1925) |
| President of the Accademia nazionale delle scienze | |
| In office 23 January 1937 – 20 May 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Orso Mario Corbino |
| Succeeded by | Francesco Severi |
Aldo Luigi Mario Castellani, Marchese di Chisimajo, KCMG (8 September 1874 – 3 October 1971) was an Italian pathologist and microbiologist. He is best remembered as discoverer of the etiology of sleeping sickness (with David Bruce, 1903) and Yaws (1905), and as a pioneer in the development and use of combined vaccines.