Emil von Behring
German physiologist
Emil von Behring, born Emil Adolf Behring, 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... Wikipedia
Born: March 15, 1854, Ławice, Poland
Died: March 31, 1917 (age 63 years), Marburg, Germany
Spouse: Else Spinola (m. 1896–1917)
Education: Army Medical College at Berlin (1874–1878)
Children: Otto von Behring and Hans von Behring
Nationality: German
Awards: Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1894) and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1901)