Yersin Museum
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The Yersin Museum is a museum
in Nha Trang
, Vietnam
. It is dedicated to Alexandre Yersin
the bacteriologist.
It is located on 8 - 10 Tran Phu boulevard in the former home of Yersin in the enclosure of the Pasteur Institute .
As of May 2010, it appears to be permanently closed and the grounds approach dereliction in their appearance.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. It is dedicated to Alexandre Yersin
Alexandre Yersin
Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin was a Swiss and French physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the co-discoverer of the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague or pest, which was later re-named in his honour .Yersin was born in 1863 in Aubonne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, to a family...
the bacteriologist.
It is located on 8 - 10 Tran Phu boulevard in the former home of Yersin in the enclosure of the Pasteur Institute .
As of May 2010, it appears to be permanently closed and the grounds approach dereliction in their appearance.