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Geniuses and Dreamers

Hirszfeld (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 56 min | Biography, Drama

Physician, bacteriologist, founder of the Polish school of immunology. He introduced the determination of blood groups and the Rh factor, discovered the causes of serological conflict and developed the principles of blood transfusion. ...See morePhysician, bacteriologist, founder of the Polish school of immunology. He introduced the determination of blood groups and the Rh factor, discovered the causes of serological conflict and developed the principles of blood transfusion. Ludwik Hirszfeld was born in Warsaw and studied medicine in Germany. His discoveries in the field of bacteriology and immunology have contributed and continue to contribute to saving millions of human lives around the world. During World War I, he fought the epidemic of typhus in Serbia, for which he received honorary citizenship from the king of that country. He developed the division of blood into groups (O, A, B, AB), determined the Rh factor and discovered the rules of its inheritance. He explained the causes of serological conflict between mother and fetus, for which he was nominated for the Nobel Prize. During World War II, he treated typhus patients in the Warsaw ghetto. Written by G See less
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Writers
Composers
Michal Lorenc | Pawel Lucewicz (credits music)
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Status
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Updated Mar 29, 2021

Release date
Nov 11, 2021 (United States)
Awards
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1 win

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Mariusz Bakowski
Young Ludwik Hirszfeld Young Ludwik Hirszfeld   See fewer
Andrzej Galla
Ludwik Hirszfeld Ludwik Hirszfeld   See fewer
Rafal Habel
Emil von Dungern (as Rafał Habel-Bloodgood) Emil von Dungern (as Rafał Habel-Bloodgood)   See fewer
Lyudmila Krylova
Hanna Hirszfeld Hanna Hirszfeld   See fewer
Fabian Wolczacki
Marysia Hirszfeld Marysia Hirszfeld   See fewer
Grzegorz Borowski
Emil von Dungern's son Emil von Dungern's son   See fewer
Krzysztof Radkowski
Lector (voice) Lector (voice)   See fewer
Mariusz Benoit
Ludwik Hirszfeld (voice) Ludwik Hirszfeld (voice)   See fewer
Paulina Szostak
Marysia Hirszfeld (voice) Marysia Hirszfeld (voice)   See fewer
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