Born southern Germany.
It appears that Pettenkofer's successes in pioneering hygiene were sheer luck and his recognition on the frieze at the LSHTM is unmerited. But his biography on the picture source web site is worth a read.
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Max von Pettenkofer
Formed as the London Refraction Hospital (or the Institute of Ophthalmic Opti...
Born Aldeburgh, Suffolk. CBE MD. Daughter of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and n...
Stood at Portugal Street / Carey Street from 1839 to 1913, when it moved to D...
