Bela Schick
1877-1967
Hungarian physician who is best known for his contributions to the battle against diphtheria, a childhood disease that killed thousands. The Schick test, which was developed in 1...
Read more
Bela Schick was a pioneer in the field of child care; not only did he invent the diphtheria test, which helped wipe out this disease in children, but he also formulated and publicized child care theor...
Read more
Bela Schick, the Hungarian-born American pediatrician, is best known for his child raising theories and his test for diphtheria. The Schick test was used to determine if a person was immune to the dip...
Read more