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Élie Metchnikoff

Russian-French immunologist, embryologist, biologist (1845-1916)

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Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, gallicised and known in Western sources as Élie Metchnikoff, was a zoologist from the Russian Empire of Moldavian noble ancestry best known for his research in immunology and thanatology. He and Paul Ehrlich were jointly awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "in recognition of their work on immunity".

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Born
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Place of birth
Ivanivka wd
Died
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Place of death
Paris wd
Citizenship
France, Russian Empire wd
Occupation
biologist, immunologist, zoologist, chemist, inventor, physician wd
Education
University of Göttingen, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Imperial Kharkov University, Imperial Kharkov University wd
Spouse
Olga Belokopytova wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1908)
  • Copley Medal (1906)
  • Albert Medal (1916)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1895)
  • Officer of the Legion of Honour (1896)
  • Commander of the Legion of Honour (1913)

Questions

When was Élie Metchnikoff born?
Élie Metchnikoff was born on 3 May 1845 in Ivanivka.
Where did Élie Metchnikoff study?
Élie Metchnikoff was educated at University of Göttingen, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Imperial Kharkov University, Imperial Kharkov University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Élie Metchnikoff · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q172254 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Elie Metchnikoff - Between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915 - LOC.jpg by The Library of Congress (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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