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2 unusual facts about Richard William Timm


Christianity in Bangladesh

Having worked in Bangladesh as a missionary since 1952, Father Richard William Timm, C.S.C. won the Ramon Magsaysay Award Peace and International Understanding, the Asian Nobel Prize, in 1987 in recognition of his work as biologist, combating parasitic worms, and relief efforts with Caritas (charity).

Richard William Timm

Among the many varieties of Nematodes he discovered, the Marine Nematode Timmia parva was named after Father Timm himself.



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