Karl Landsteiner
Austrian-American biologist and physician
Karl Landsteiner ForMemRS was an Austrian American biologist, physician, and immunologist. He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of fifty five for professional opportunities, working for the Rockefeller Institute. Wikipedia
Born: June 14, 1868, Baden bei Wien, Austria
Died: June 26, 1943 (age 75 years), The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
Known for: Research of blood group system, discovery of Rh factor, discovery of poliovirus
Education: University of Vienna (1885–1891) and Gymnasium Wasagasse
Parents: Leopold Landsteiner and Fanny Landsteiner
Spouse: Leopoldine Helene Wlasto (m. 1916–1943)
Fields: Medicine; virology