Yersin', c1893. Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin (1863-1943), Swiss and naturalized French physician and bacteriologist. He discovered the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague or pest, which was later named in his honour: Yersinia pestis. From the 2e collection [Felix Potin, c1893]. Artist Pierre Petit.. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)
![Yersin', c1893. Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin (1863-1943), Swiss and naturalized French physician and bacteriologist. He discovered the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague or pest, which was later named in his honour: Yersinia pestis. From the 2e collection [Felix Potin, c1893]. Artist Pierre Petit.. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)](https://embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/photos/yersin-c1893-alexandre-emile-jean-yersin-swiss-and-naturalized-french-picture-id802480084?k=6&m=802480084&s=594x594&w=0&h=GASPD8NfAUCmOrexfA9vnlvKMI6SM0oAo8hfWGw7YBw=&Expires=1715130000&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIJLYLGZE3LWJLKRA&Signature=gROkeRHqMBDzsHXCP0-Qbt1raGG3n9aVpjYwGDSOQZWX2Tjmkb1BiLOt3LNttALgULARNOEt79J5KAfGDo713~jU-U2cOtlRLMyN6Nj2duyq3DhiFyTHSfXxPgMfppGEoQ2swN1Pc1MFAzNJX7ygCL~s91QcXO~ROkyMnsYvLqXBIf3F2dHARV4f4BdiYSgj-i5h~E5SuuroeF0txSNmjhFUe8gUk-BFDY9ELTdMfgAEbF92oQ~l2V2mptbABzA6Yk84XTSokkz22lZMk6xxbqVqjrTC56bd2AZeYgIfsTauXjC~JhRc7-oQ6C24Fr8phedNfyeY-GOdTVamJ~25HHGhDNvB3AqPXf-7UK2Pa~x1A60XrfDz801f3zLsQJYmdfmnZb0pZ0Q7o800vYDg75wJEnzBOAs-kpUF12LZjZhoLVbIZtuRdCM~QVCCZytiGABUA4mgKzWL3iduwqWI6uI-K0~1DO50LJCVmuC0LwWm72fCRTklnbOuWtnESLueTTxb9mB8mOcsal-ft3eccY~zp7MLKKn8~Iu0vrtEKLE1eR0pLBZp1mG3cXlNy5omt~Q~V6jrDJJNiKAH4q3Ied4eoGnINtbMSyCP9bYIeDfplHGXPLtDwTCrRETrseFwvn9M7RN7xOn8W41GufUMkEUX6TZHX2MVMoNahoyl~ME_)
