An annotated English translation of the autobiography of Polish microbiologist Ludwik Hirszfeld (1884-1954), with a focus on his contributions to international public health.

Foreword by Arthur E. MourantIntroduction by Marta A. Balinska and William H. SchneiderForeword by Ludwik Hirszfeld to the original 1946 editionUniversity YearsAssistantship in HeidelbergSojourn in ZurichThe Great WarArmée d'OrientHome AgainLife in WarsawLife within the InstituteScientific ActivitiesScientific MeetingsInternational Congress of Anthropologists in Amsterdam; Opening of Schools of Hygiene in Budapest and ZagrebThe 1935 Blood Transfusion Congress in RomeThe 1937 International Congress in ParisThe 1937 International Cancer Congress in BrusselsThe 1939 General Pathology Congress in RomeMedical Academy in Paris; French YouthA Home in the SunThe Autumn Draws OnBefore the StormThe Siege of WarsawOustedThe City of DeathLectures and CoursesTyphus in the DistrictThe Health CouncilIn the Shadow of the Church of All SaintsRace or Tradition?The Beginning of the EndLeap into the UnknownThe Life of an Obscure ManMy Evening SongMy Greatest DefeatThe Origins of This BookExtermination CampsThe Last Upsurge of a Perishing NationA Chased AnimalThe Turning Point for the Jewish NationThe Great GuiltAfterwordAppendix: Biographical Annex of Frequently Cited Names