About This Item
Title
Autographed letter from Dr. Carlos Finlay requesting an opportunity to meet with the members of the Academy of Sciences in Havana, 1878
Subject
Academia de ciencias de Cuba
Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever
Description
A one-page autograph letter signed by Dr. Carlos Finlay, pioneer in yellow fever research who first discovered that the yellow fever virus was transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitos.
Creator
Finlay, Carlos E. (Carlos Eduardo), 1868-
Publisher
Digitized by the rights holder
Date
September 8, 1878
Language
Spanish
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
finlay_letter
Temporal Coverage
Nineteenth century
Spatial Coverage
Cuba
Rights Holder
Anonymous. Name available upon request.
Citation
Finlay, Carlos E. (Carlos Eduardo), 1868-, “Autographed letter from Dr. Carlos Finlay requesting an opportunity to meet with the members of the Academy of Sciences in Havana, 1878,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 25, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/8159.