József Marek
József Marek | |
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Bust of József Marek in Kossuth Square, Budapest, at the wall of the agricultural ministry. | |
| Born | March 18, 1868 |
| Died | September 2, 1952 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Farkasréti Cemetery, Budapest |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Education | Royal Hungarian Veterinary School |
| Alma mater | University of Bern, Switzerland |
| Known for | Discovery of Marek's disease, authorship of veterinary textbooks |
| Awards | Kossuth Prize (1949), Hungarian Heritage Award (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Veterinary science |
| Institutions | Royal Hungarian Veterinary College |
| Thesis | Das helvetisch-gallische Pferd und seine Beziehung zu den praehistorischen und zu den recenten Pferden (1898) |
József Marek ([ˈjoːʒɛf ˈmɒrɛk]; March 18, 1868 – September 2, 1952) was a Hungarian veterinarian and scientist. Marek is best known for his discovery of the poultry disease that would eventually bear his name, Marek's disease. In his lifetime, Marek was known for his studies into various veterinary diseases, and particularly for his co-authorship of a textbook of veterinary internal medicine, which was translated into multiple languages and remained in print for over fifty years.