Emil Adolf von Behring
Appearance
Emil Adolf von Behring | |
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Born | 15 March 1854 |
Died | 31 March 1917 |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Army Medical College at Berlin Institute for Infectious Diseases |
Known for | Research on diphtheria and tuberculosis |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1901) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Infectious disease |
Emil von Behring (Emil Adolf von Behring), born Emil Adolf Behring (15 March 1854 – 31 March 1917), was a German doctor.[1] He won the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for making a serum to stop people getting the disease diphtheria[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Biography of Emil von Behring". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-07-28.