as an epidemiologist than John Snow.

并不比约翰·斯诺懈怠
And this was a major foundational text in epidemiology.

这是一本重要的流行病学基础读物
It was a study of the 1854 epidemic in Bavaria,

它研究了1854年巴伐利亚州的流行病
reaching conclusions that were diametrically opposed to those of Snow.

并得出和斯诺完全相反的结论
From 1854, cholera became a lifelong preoccupation of Max van Pettenkofer,

1854年霍乱成为佩腾科弗的终身事业
and he devoted himself to the epidemiological study of the disease,

他致力于研究这个疾病的流行病学特征
staking his reputation on high profile debates with Robert koch.

并用自己的名誉和罗伯特·科赫争论
He was to write some two hundred articles and books

他一生撰写了200多篇文章和书籍
during his lifetime, on a whole range of scientific topics.

全方位展现了科学的主题
But the largest number, about sixty,

但其中的最大的一部分大约60篇
were devoted to cholera, and its transmission and cause.

都是研究霍乱及它的传染方式和成因的
So, Pettenkofer--and the reason we're dealing with him now is he

所以我们研究佩腾科弗的原因在于