Joseph Leon Lignières was a French-Argentinian

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and

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, the

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for the

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of bacteria. Lignières was born on 26 March 1868 in

Saint-Mihiel Saint-Mihiel () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography Saint-Mihiel lies on the banks of the river Meuse. History A Benedictine abbey was established here in 708 or 709 by Count Wulfoalde and his wif ...

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, France.

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1868 births 1933 deaths French bacteriologists {{France-biologist-stub