Emil von Behring (Emil Adolf von Behring), as Emil Adolf Behring was a German physiologist. source
Emil von Behring (Emil Adolf von Behring), as Emil Adolf Behring was a German physiologist.
Emil von Behring received the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the first one awarded, for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin. source
Emil von Behring received the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the first one awarded, for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin.
Emil von Behring was widely known as a "saviour of children", as diphtheria used to be a major cause of child death. He was ennobled in 1901 for services to medicine. source
Emil von Behring was widely known as a "saviour of children", as diphtheria used to be a major cause of child death. He was ennobled in 1901 for services to medicine.
Emil von Behring was born Adolf Emil Behring in Hansdorf (now Lawice, Ilawa County), Province of Prussia, and now Poland. source
Emil von Behring was born Adolf Emil Behring in Hansdorf (now Lawice, Ilawa County), Province of Prussia, and now Poland.
Between 1874 and 1878, Emil von Behring studied medicine at the Akademie für das militärärztliche Bildungswesen, Berlin. source
Between 1874 and 1878, Emil von Behring studied medicine at the Akademie für das militärärztliche Bildungswesen, Berlin.
Emil von Behring was mainly a military doctor and then became Professor of Hygienics within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Marburg, a position he would hold for the rest of his life. source
Emil von Behring was mainly a military doctor and then became Professor of Hygienics within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Marburg, a position he would hold for the rest of his life.
Emil von Behring was the discoverer of diphtheria antitoxin in 1890 and attained a great reputation by that means and by his contributions to the study of immunity. source
Emil von Behring was the discoverer of diphtheria antitoxin in 1890 and attained a great reputation by that means and by his contributions to the study of immunity.
Emil von Behring won the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901 for the development of serum therapies against diphtheria (which Kitasato Shibasaburo and Emile Roux also contributed to) and tetanus. source
Emil von Behring won the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901 for the development of serum therapies against diphtheria (which Kitasato Shibasaburo and Emile Roux also contributed to) and tetanus.
Emil von Behring's Nobel Prize medal is now kept on display at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva. source
Emil von Behring's Nobel Prize medal is now kept on display at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva.
In December 1896, Emil von Behring married the then twenty-year-old Else Spinola, who was a daughter of Bernhard Spinola, the director of the Charite hospital in Berlin, and a Jewish-born mother - Elise Spinola. source
In December 1896, Emil von Behring married the then twenty-year-old Else Spinola, who was a daughter of Bernhard Spinola, the director of the Charite hospital in Berlin, and a Jewish-born mother - Elise Spinola.
Emil von Behring is believed to have cheated Paul Ehrlich out of recognition and financial reward in relation to collaborative research in diphtheria. source
Emil von Behring is believed to have cheated Paul Ehrlich out of recognition and financial reward in relation to collaborative research in diphtheria.
Emil von Behring died at Marburg, Hessen-Nassau, on 31 March 1917. source
Emil von Behring died at Marburg, Hessen-Nassau, on 31 March 1917.
Emil von Behring created an antitoxin, which upon demonstration via injection was able to be transmitted to another animal by injections of a treated animal's blood serum and used as a means of effecting a cure. source
Emil von Behring created an antitoxin, which upon demonstration via injection was able to be transmitted to another animal by injections of a treated animal's blood serum and used as a means of effecting a cure.
