Memories of a great man, Ivan Malek

摘要

Ivan Málek was a great scientist and an inspiration to Czech scientists and to microbiologists and biochemical engineers around the world. He brought Czech microbiology into the world of science and medicine. His devotion to continuous fermentation was recognized throughout the world. Despite the German occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II, Málek worked on autovaccination therapy and was able to produce small amounts of penicillin, which was used to treat ill patients. He was a prolific writer of microbiological textbooks including Microbiology and Epidemiology (1946), Laboratory Methods for Bacteriological Diagnosis (1948), Fight of Modern Science Against Microorganisms (1951) and General Medical Microbiology (1953).