German physiologist who received the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin. Emil von Behring was born on 15 March 1854 in what is now Poland. Emil von Behring is remembered as an immunologist, physician and non-fiction writer, a citizen of German Reich and the Kingdom of Prussia.
Before and after
- 21 September 1853Birth of Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
- from October 1853 to February 1856Crimean War
- 1854Founding of Dadiani Palaces Historical and Architectural Museum
- from 17 February 1854 to 31 May 1902Orange Free State
- 15 March 1854Birth of Emil von Behring
- 29 April 1854Birth of Henri Poincaré
- from 18 August 1854 to 28 August 1854Siege of Petropavlovsk
- 16 October 1854Birth of Oscar Wilde
- from 17 October 1854 to 9 September 1855Siege of Sevastopol
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