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Smith, John McGarvie (1844 - 1918) |
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| Bacteriologist and Metallurgist | ||
| Born: 8 February 1844 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 6 September 1918 Woolahra, New South Wales. | ||
| John McGarvie Smith developed an anthrax vaccine that gave protection with a single inoculation and donated the secret of this discovery to the New South Wales Government in 1918. The McGarvie Smith Institute was then set up to manufacture the vaccine. |
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