# 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:** 14 June 1868 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84405#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Baden ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84405#P19))
- **Died:** 26 June 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84405#P570))
- **Place of death:** New York City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84405#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Austria–Hungary; United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84405#P27))
- **Occupation:** physiologist; immunologist; physician; hematologist; pathologist; researcher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84405#P106))
- **Education:** University of Vienna ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84405#P69))
- **Spouse:** Leopoldine Helene Wlasto ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84405#P26))
- **Awards:** Aronson Prize; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award; Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84405#P166))

## 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.

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- [Wikipedia (English): Karl Landsteiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Landsteiner) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q84405](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84405) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Karl Landsteiner nobel.jpg by Bachrach Studios (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karl_Landsteiner_nobel.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Karl Landsteiner". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/karl-landsteiner. Retrieved 6 November 2026.