Emil von Behring
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Emil von Behring
Emil Adolf von Behring
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1400-1600
1600-1800
1800+
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a German physiologist who received the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the first one awarded in that field, for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin.
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in medicine (1901)
"for his work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria, by which he has opened a new road in the domain of medical science and thereby placed in the hands of the physician a victorious weapon against illness and deaths"
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Born
Adolf Emil Behring 15 March 1854 Hansdorf, Kreis Rosenberg in Westpreußen, Province of Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation (now Poland )
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Died
31 March 1917 (aged 63) Marburg, Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
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Nationality
German
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Known for
Diphtheria antitoxin/serum
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Fields
Physiology, immunology, ophthalmology
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Awards
Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1894) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1901)
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Germany
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era
1800+
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Notable students
Hans Schlossberger