- Born
- February 21, 1876
- Died
- June 24, 1940 (aged 64)
Joseph Meister was the first person to be inoculated against rabies by Louis Pasteur, and likely the first person to be successfully treated for the infection, which has a >99% fatality rate once symptoms set in.
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