Richard Schope was the discoverer of the Orthomyxoviridae family of viruses. He first isolated influenzavirus A from pigs in 1931. References Shimizu K. (Oct 1997). "History of influenza epidemics and discovery of influenza virus". Nippon Rinsho. 55 (10): 2505-201. PMID 9360364 Wikipedia
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