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Karl Landsteiner

Jewish-Austrian biologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate

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Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian-American biologist, physician, and immunologist. He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, working for the Rockefeller Institute.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Baden wd
Died
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Place of death
New York City wd
Citizenship
Austria–Hungary, United States wd
Occupation
physiologist, immunologist, physician, hematologist, pathologist, researcher wd
Education
University of Vienna wd
Spouse
Leopoldine Helene Wlasto wd

Awards wd

  • Aronson Prize (1926)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1930)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1941)
  • Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1946)
  • Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh

Questions

When was Karl Landsteiner born?
Karl Landsteiner was born on 14 June 1868 in Baden.
Where did Karl Landsteiner study?
Karl Landsteiner was educated at University of Vienna.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Karl Landsteiner · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q84405 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Karl Landsteiner nobel.jpg by Bachrach Studios (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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