Hans Zinsser (1878 - 1940) was a U.S. bacteriologist. He is known for his work in isolating the typhus germ and developing a protective vaccine. He wrote several books about biology and bacteria, notably "Rats, Lice and History," a "biography" of typhus fever.

References

• Zinsser, Hans. "Rats, Lice and History: A Chronicle of Pestilence and Plagues." Originally published in Boston in 1935, later edition in 1963. Most recent edition 1996, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York. ISBN 1-884822-47-9.

1878 births | 1940 deaths