Arnold Theiler
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Sir Arnold Theiler KCMG Pour le Mérite is considered to be the father of veterinary science in South Africa. He was born in Frick, Canton Aargau, Switzerland. He received his higher education, and lat
Theiler in 1923
Onderstepoort
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Onderstepoort is a town situated north of Pretoria in Gauteng, South Africa.
Arnold Theiler
…disease, a major cause of acute hepatitis in horses. This disease is now known to be caused by a parvovirus. Theiler was the first director of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute, outside Pretoria. This institute under his leadership carried out research on African horse sickness, sleeping sickness…
Onderstepoort in 1910.