ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research2019-11-062019-11-061940PE56NT21http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72146Scanned image of a photographic glass-plate negativeSir Arnold Theiler KCMG (March 26, 1867 – July 24, 1936) is considered to be the father of veterinary science in South Africa. He was born in Frick, Switzerland.He emigrated to the South African Republic (ZAR) in 1891. Theiler was the first Director of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute, Pretoria. Under his leadership research was done on African horse sickness, sleeping sickness, malaria, East Coast fever (Theileria parva) and tick-borne diseases such as redwater, heartwater and biliary. The University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science was established there in 1920 which enabled veterinarians to train locally for the first time. Theiler became the first dean of this faculty. (Source; Wikipedia)1 photo : black and whitePDFOriginal medium: Glass-plate negative©2019 ARC- Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (Original) , University of Pretoria (Digital). Provided for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the original copyright holder. Any attempt to circumvent the access controls placed on this file is a violation of copyright laws and is subject to criminal prosecution. Please contact the collection administrator for copyright issues.Veterinary scienceGlass negativeArnold TheilerVeterinary medicine -- HistoryVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaVeterinary medicine -- PhotographsStill Image