“While he was a genius, he was also an asshole and created unnecessary resistance to his approach as a result.”
The norm was death from fever ranging from 10 to 35%. he reduced it to one. I suspect he was an “asshole” because the establishment doesn’t like being shown the error of their ways.
They say he couldn’t fully explain his success. But with that kind of results, it was obvious he had stumbled onto something very big.
I agree with you, and FTM with Ignacz.
But he was also an incredibly abrasive and annoying man. To be effective in this world one must not only know the truth but also be able to convince others to accept it.