List of Famous people with last name Burgdorfer

Willy Burgdorfer

First Name Willy

Last Name Burgdorfer

Born on June 27, 1925

Died on November 17, 2014 (aged 89)

Born in Switzerland, Basel-Stadt

Wilhelm "Willy" Burgdorfer was an American scientist born and educated in Basel, Switzerland, considered an international leader in the field of medical entomology. He discovered the bacterial pathogen that causes Lyme disease, a spirochete named Borrelia burgdorferi in his honor.

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