On the morning of March 1, the Association of Admirers of Doctor Yersin in Khanh Hoa province held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th death anniversary of Dr. Alexandre Yersin (March 1st 1943 - March 1st 2023). Attending the celebration were Mr. Thomas Gass - Ambassador of Switzerland to Vietnam; Le Huu Tho - Member of Standing Committee of Provincial Party Committee, Head of Propaganda Department of Provincial Party Committee; Tran Manh Dung - Member of Standing Committee of Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Council; Dinh Van Thieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and many domestic and foreign delegations, representatives of departments and branches of the province.
At the anniversary, delegates reviewed history and dedication of Dr. Alexandre Yersin for Vietnam's Medicine and Agriculture; at the same time, shared the knowledge of his life and career and expressed the love for him.
Leaders and delegates offered incenses at the Yersin monument.
Immediately after the anniversary, delegates offered incenses and flowers at Yersin monument (Yersin Park, Nha Trang City) and Yersin tomb (Suoi Cat commune, Cam Lam district).
Alexandre Yersin was born on September 22nd 1863 in Switzerland. In 1891, he came to Nha Trang to work and live until his death. He was the person who found plague bacteria and co-researched and successfully produced treatment serum; is the founder of Nha Trang Pasteur Institute; founder of Medical School in Hanoi (now Hanoi Medical University); he was also a pilot in many industrial and medicinal plants (coca, rubber, Liberia coffee ...) in Suoi Dau; he discovered Hon Ba (Khanh Hoa), Lang Biang Plateau (Lam Dong) ... In 2013, Alexandre Yersin was awarded the honorary title of Vietnam Citizen by the Government.
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