Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig

In this Argentine name, the surname is Sacerdote and the marital name is Lustig.
Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig
Born
Eugenia Sacerdote

(1910-11-09)9 November 1910
Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Died27 November 2011(2011-11-27) (aged 101)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alma materUniversity of Turin
OccupationPhysician
Known forFirst to test the polio vaccine in Argentina
Relatives
AwardsRebeca Gerschman Award (2010)

Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig (née Sacerdote; 9 November 1910 – 27 November 2011) was an Italian-born Argentine physician. She was the first to test the polio vaccine in Argentina. She published more than 180 works.

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