Paul Ehrlich
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Doctors, Physicians, Nurses, Epidemics, Diseases, Chemistry, Chemists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, German History
Article abstract: Ehrlich won a Nobel Prize for his work that led to the development of a diphtheria antitoxin dosage. He also devised a method of measuring the effectiveness of serum, and he was praised for his theory of immunity and for his work in histology-produced tissue-staining techniques. Yet he is best remembered for his development of the arsenic compound number 606, which was used as a treatment of syphilis.
Early Life
Paul Ehrlich was born on March 14, 1854, at Strehlen, Prussia, the child of a prosperous Jewish family. From his father, who...
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