# 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:** 7 March 1857 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78479#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Wels ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78479#P19))
- **Died:** 27 September 1940 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78479#P570))
- **Place of death:** Vienna ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78479#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Austria ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78479#P27))
- **Occupation:** physician; neurologist; psychiatrist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78479#P106))
- **Political party:** Greater German People's Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78479#P102))
- **Education:** University of Vienna ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78479#P69))
- **Spouse:** Balbine Karoline Wagner-Jauregg; Anna Wagner-Jauregg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78479#P26))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; honorary doctor of the University of Vienna; honorary doctorate of the University of Graz; Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78479#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Julius Wagner-Jauregg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Wagner-Jauregg) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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