Joseph Lennox Pawan

Joseph Lennox Donation Pawan
Dr. Pawan's passport photo, provided by the Greenhalls Trust-WI
Born6 September 1887
Trinidad
Died3 November 1957 (age 70)
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh, Pasteur Institute
Known forProving Mammal-to-Mammal Rabies propagation
Scientific career
FieldsBiotechnology

Joseph Lennox Donation Pawan MBE (6 September 1887 – 3 November 1957) was a Trinidadian bacteriologist who was the first person to show that rabies could be spread by vampire bats to other animals and humans.

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