Émile van Ermengem, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Émile van Ermengem

bacteriologist

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1851

Place of Birth: Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1932

Profession: biologist, university teacher, bacteriologist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Émile Pierre-Marie van Ermengem (1851–1932, or 1851–1922 according to some sources) was a Belgian bacteriologist who, in 1895, isolated Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism, from a piece of ham that had poisoned thirty four people.He worked at the University of Ghent.
His sons were the writer Franz Hellens and the art critic François Maret.