# Émile van Ermengem

> Émile Pierre-Marie van Ermengem (1851-1932) was a Belgian bacteriologist who, in 1895, isolated Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism, from a piece of ham that had poisoned thirty-four people.

*Bacteriologist (1851-1932)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1851-08-15
- **Died:** 1932-09-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 8.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Еміль ван Ерменґем](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BC%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%95%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D2%91%D0%B5%D0%BC)
- [Emile van Ermengem](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile_van_Ermengem)
- [Émile van Ermengem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_van_Ermengem)
- [Émile van Ermengem](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_van_Ermengem)
- [Émile van Ermengem](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_van_Ermengem)
- [エミール・ヴァン・エルメンゲム](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B2%E3%83%A0)
- [Émile Van Ermengem](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Van_Ermengem)
- [Émile van Ermengem](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_van_Ermengem)
- [Ван Эрменгем, Эмиль](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BC%2C_%D0%AD%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1337255)

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