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.
Background
1854-1917
Place of birth: Hansdorf (Germany)
Residence: Germany
Affiliation: Halle University (Professor of Hygiene, 1894-1895); Marburg University (from 1895)