“Saviour of the German Soldiers”
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Emil von Behring
Emil von Behring, was a German physiologist. In 1901, he received the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "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". He was widely known as a "saviour of child…
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Born 15 March 1854 · Died 31 March 1917 · Q76425
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2026· 2 entries
BZ: Lungenkrebsfrüherkennung kommt: Durchbruch im Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring
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2025· 1 entry
Nature: Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring
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1917· 1 entry
Died 1917-03-31.
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1915· 1 entry
Awarded Iron Cross on white ribbon (1915).
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1912· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class (1912).
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1910· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1910).
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1905· 1 entry
Announced that he had discovered "a substance proceeding from the virus of tuberculosis"
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1904· 1 entry
Founded the Behringwerke in Marburg, a company to produce antitoxins and vaccines
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1901· 7 entries
Serum Therapy in Therapeutics and Medical Science
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — 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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Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (1901).
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1901).
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For the development of serum therapies against diphtheria
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Received the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "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 pl
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Henceforth being known by the surname "von Behring"
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1898· 1 entry
The couple had six sons: Fritz (1898–1966), Bernhard (1900–1918, killed in action on 20 July 1918 in Cuchéry/Marne), Hans (1903–1982), Kurt (1905–1935), Emil (1906–1970), and Otto (1913–2002), two of whom, Hans and Otto von Behring, also studied medicine.
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1897· 1 entry
The couple held their honeymoon at villa "Behring" on Capri 1897, where Behring owned a vacation home.
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1896· 1 entry
Awarded 2nd Class Order of the Crown (1896).
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1895· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Griffon (1895).
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1894· 2 entries
After the production and quantification of antitoxin had been optimized
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Behring was also awarded the Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh
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1892· 1 entry
Started the first human trials of the diphtheria antitoxin, but they were unsuccessful
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1890· 2 entries
While nominated as well, was not awarded the Nobel Prize as it was only given to a single awardee at the time
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Published an article with Kitasato Shibasaburō reporting that they had developed "antitoxins" against both diphtheria and tetanus
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1878· 1 entry
As part of his military service obligations, he was stationed in Poland, where he investigated septic diseases, an experience that deepened his understanding of infection and wound pathology
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1854· 1 entry
Born 1854-03-15.
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