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Hirschfeld, Eugen (1866 - 1946) |
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| Bacteriologist and Physician | ||
| Born: 22 January 1866 Militsch (Milicz), Silesia, Germany. Died: 18 June 1946 Telarbon, Queensland, Australia. | ||
| Eugen Hirschfeld worked as a bacteriologist at the Brisbane Hospital from 1890 undertaking research on tuberculosis and dengue fever until his deportation on racist grounds in 1920. He returned to Australia in 1927 but did not re-enter the medical profession. |
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