Place Docteur Roux

Émile Roux, né Pierre-Paul-Émile Roux éwas a French bacteriologist known for his work on diphtheria and tétanos and for his collaboration with Louis Pasteur in the development of vaccines. His work at the Pasteur Institute has led to advances in research on several diseases such as hen cholera, infectious diseases and anthrax. In 1888, he organized the technical teaching of microbiology, which was followed by many French and foreign doctors.