Georges-Fernand Widal (1862-1929) was a French physician in the Dept. of Pathological Anatomy, University of Paris; he was mentored by pathologist-histologist Professor Victor Cornil (1837-1908). Widal taught pathological anatomy from 1886-88 and bacteriology from 1888-90. A copious researcher and prolific writer, Widal in 1896 produced the notable Widal Test, a serum-specific antibody procedure for enteric-undulating fever/typhoid fever (Salmonella typhi). He also researched puerperal fever in 1889.
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