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Julius Wagner-Jauregg

Austrian doctor, Nobel prize laureate and psychiatrist (1857–1940)

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Julius Wagner-Jauregg was an Austrian physician who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1927, and is the first psychiatrist to have done so. His Nobel award was "for his discovery of the therapeutic value of malaria inoculation in the treatment of dementia paralytica".

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Wels wd
Died
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Place of death
Vienna wd
Citizenship
Austria wd
Occupation
physician, neurologist, psychiatrist, university teacher wd
Political party
Greater German People's Party wd
Education
University of Vienna wd
Spouse
Balbine Karoline Wagner-Jauregg, Anna Wagner-Jauregg wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1927)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Graz
  • Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh

Questions

When was Julius Wagner-Jauregg born?
Julius Wagner-Jauregg was born on 7 March 1857 in Wels.
Where did Julius Wagner-Jauregg study?
Julius Wagner-Jauregg was educated at University of Vienna.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Julius Wagner-Jauregg · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q78479 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Dr Julius Wagner-Jauregg, SFA222007138.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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