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Auction 10 · Lot 126
(INDIAN JUDAICA)
- Estimate
- $200–$300
- Hammer price
- $100
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
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Description
Waksman, Selman A. The Brilliant and Tragic Life of W.M.W. Haffkine. New Brunswick, 1964. * The Haffkine Institute. Bombay, 1958. * Waksman, Selman A. A.L.s Concerning additional material for his Haffkine work. Jamaica, 1964. * Invitation to Haffkine Institute Jubilee. Bombay, 1973. * Government of India Postage Stamp. (1964) W.M. Haffkine. Together five items.
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Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine (1860-1930) a Russian-Jewish bacteriologist, developed the first effective vaccine against cholera. He received particular renown for his work in India. A year prior to his death he established the Haffkine Foundation in Lausanne, Switzerland, whose considerable fortune was utilized to promote and assist traditional Yeshiva education.
Indian-Judaica: See also Lot 65.