Odo Feliks Kazimierz Bujwid (30 November 1857 in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

– 26 December 1942 in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

) (sometimes referred to as Odon Bujwid) was a Polish

bacteriologist A bacteriologist is a microbiologist, or similarly trained professional, in bacteriology -- a subdivision of microbiology that studies bacteria, typically Pathogenic bacteria, pathogenic ones. Bacteriologists are interested in studying and learnin ...

, recognized as the founder of bacteriology in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

.Lisowski W., Professor Odo Feliks Bujwid (1857-1942), the father of Polish bacteriology,

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1857 births 1942 deaths Polish bacteriologists Physicians from Vilnius Polish Esperantists University of Warsaw alumni Burials at Rakowicki Cemetery {{Poland-scientist-stub