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Israel Jacob Kligler

Israel Jacob Kligler (Hebrew: ישראל יעקב קליגלר; 24 April 1889 – 23 September 1944) was a microbiologist, Zionist and humanist. Kligler was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, educated in the United States and spent most of his career in Mandatory Palestine, but died before the creation of the State of Israel. Kliger was one of the first four professors of the Hebrew University and the founder of Department of Hygiene and Bacteriology of the university, which he headed until his death in 1944. As one of the pioneers of modern medical research in Mandatory Palestine, his interests lay in a wide range of disciplines, including Parasitology, Virology, Nutrition, Epidemiology and Public Health. Kliger developed the Kligler Iron Agar medium for the isolation and identification of intestinal bacteria, which is still in use today. Kligler's was a key contributor to the eradication of malaria in Mandatory Palestine, a mission completed after his death.

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