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Walter Plowright

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English veterinarian (1923-2010)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1923 to 2010 · aged 86
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Walter Plowright was an English veterinary scientist who devoted his career to the eradication of the cattle plague rinderpest. Plowright received the 1999 World Food Prize for his development of tissue culture rinderpest vaccine (TCRV), the key element in the quest to eliminate rinderpest.

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Awards 3

1999World Food Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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Walter Plowright was an English veterinary scientist who devoted his career to the eradication of the cattle plague rinderpest. Plowright received the 1999 World Food Prize for his development of tissue culture rinderpest vaccine (TCRV), the key element in the quest to eliminate rinderpest. Rinderpest became the first animal disease to be eliminated worldwide.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2010 · aged 86
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6 languages

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