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'Sir Themistocles' ('Temi') 'Zammit' (1864-1935) stands out as a personality who enriched Malta's national identity and achieved international recognition through his scientific research. He was an accomplished archaeologist and historian, professor of chemistry, medical doctor, researcher and writer, serving as Rector (1920-26) of the University of Malta and first Director of the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta.
After graduating in medicine from the University of Malta, Temi specialised in bacteriology in London and Paris. His 1905 discovery of contaminated milk as the vector for transmission into humans of brucellosis (''B. melitensis'') present in the blood of the goat – greatly contributed to the elimination from the islands of undulant fever, earning him the knighthood.
Author of several literary works in the Maltese language, Themistocles was conferred the Degree of Doctor of Literature, ''Honoris Causa'' by Oxford University. He also published a History of the Maltese Islands and excavated important archaeological sites, such as the Hypogeum and the megalithic Tarxien Temples, Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra, which have since been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Sir Temi's scientific approach to archaeology further enhanced his international reputation. The interest generated around Malta's cultural heritage by the excavations and the artifacts he unearthed, including the famous "fat lady", aroused public consciousness and strengthened the development of a fledging national identity. Today, a permanent display of some of his findings may be viewed at the National Museum of Archaeology, in Valletta.
'Sir Themistocles' ('Temi') 'Zammit' (1864-1935) stands out as a personality who enriched Malta's national identity and achieved international recognition through his scientific research. He was an accomplished archaeologist and historian, professor of chemistry, medical doctor, researcher and writer, serving as Rector (1920-26) of the University of Malta and first Director of the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta.
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Career
After graduating in medicine from the University of Malta, Temi specialised in bacteriology in London and Paris. His 1905 discovery of contaminated milk as the vector for transmission into humans of brucellosis (''B. melitensis'') present in the blood of the goat – greatly contributed to the elimination from the islands of undulant fever, earning him the knighthood.
Author of several literary works in the Maltese language, Themistocles was conferred the Degree of Doctor of Literature, ''Honoris Causa'' by Oxford University. He also published a History of the Maltese Islands and excavated important archaeological sites, such as the Hypogeum and the megalithic Tarxien Temples, Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra, which have since been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Legacy
Sir Temi's scientific approach to archaeology further enhanced his international reputation. The interest generated around Malta's cultural heritage by the excavations and the artifacts he unearthed, including the famous "fat lady", aroused public consciousness and strengthened the development of a fledging national identity. Today, a permanent display of some of his findings may be viewed at the National Museum of Archaeology, in Valletta.
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