Emil von Behring

Emil von Behring
Emil Adolf von Behring
Born
Adolf Emil Behring

(1854-03-15)15 March 1854
Died31 March 1917(1917-03-31) (aged 63)
NationalityGerman
Known forDiphtheria antitoxin/serum
AwardsCameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1894)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1901)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology, immunology, ophthalmology
Notable studentsHans Schlossberger

Emil von Behring (German pronunciation: [ˈeːmiːl fɔn ˈbeːʁɪŋ] ; Emil Adolf von Behring), born Emil Adolf Behring (15 March 1854 – 31 March 1917), was 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. He was widely known as a "saviour of children", as diphtheria used to be a major cause of child death.[1] His work with the disease, as well as tetanus, has come to bring him most of his fame and acknowledgment.[2] He was honoured with Prussian nobility in 1901, henceforth being known by the surname "von Behring."

  1. ^ Emil von Behring on Nobelprize.org Edit this at Wikidata The Immune System: In Defence of our Lives, nobelprize.org
  2. ^ Bynum, W. F. (2007-04-01). "DEREK S. LINTON. Emil von Behring: Infectious Disease, Immunology, Serum Therapy. (Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, number 255.) Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. 2005. Pp. xi, 580. $65.00". The American Historical Review. 112 (2): 605–606. doi:10.1086/ahr.112.2.605. ISSN 0002-8762.

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