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Max Theiler (* 30. Januar 1899 in Pretoria, Südafrika; † 11. August 1972 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA) war ein südafrikanisch-US-amerikanischer Bakteriologe und Nobelpreisträger Schweizer Herkunft.
9. Aug. 2023 · Definition. Max Theiler war ein bedeutender Bakteriologe. Er erhielt 1951 den Nobelpreis für Medizin und Physiologie für die Entwicklung eines Impfstoffes gegen Gelbfieber. Er wurde am 30. Januar 1899 in Pretoria, Südafrika geboren und starb am 11. August 1972 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Max Theiler (30 January 1899 – 11 August 1972) was a South African-American virologist and physician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951 for developing a vaccine against yellow fever in 1937, becoming the first African-born Nobel laureate.
Biographical. Max Theiler was born on January 30, 1899, in Pretoria, South Africa, one of the four children of Sir Arnold and Emma ( née Jegge) Theiler. His father was a well-known veterinary scientist. He attended local schools except for one year in Basle, Switzerland (his father was of Swiss origin), then went on to Rhodes University ...
11. Apr. 2024 · Max Theiler (born January 30, 1899, Pretoria, South Africa—died August 11, 1972, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.) was a South African-born American microbiologist who won the 1951 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his development of a vaccine against yellow fever.
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Dr Theiler made his discovery at the Rockefeller Institute after he moved to the US, and capped his career by winning the 1951 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Dr Theiler was born on 30 January 1899 in Pretoria, South Africa. The son of a well-known Swiss veterinary scientist, he was the youngest of four motivated and successful children. Building on a ...
11. Nov. 2007 · This was the first, and so far the only, Nobel Prize given for the development of a virus vaccine. Recently released Nobel archives now reveal how the advances in the yellow fever vaccine field were evaluated more than 50 years ago, and how this led to a prize for Max Theiler.
