Paul Ehrlich Biography

Paul Ehrlich biography

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NAME: Paul Ehrlich
OCCUPATION: Immunologist
BIRTH DATE: March 14, 1854
DEATH DATE: August 20, 1915
EDUCATION: University of Leipzig
PLACE OF BIRTH: Strehlen, Germany
PLACE OF DEATH: Bad Homburg, Germany

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Paul Ehrlich is a German Jewish medical scientist best known for discovering the first effective treatment for syphilis.

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Paul Ehrlich is a German Jewish medical scientist best known for discovering the first effective treatment for syphilis for which he received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1908 with his partner Élie Metchnikoff. Ehrlich was also a pioneer in the in the fields of chemotherapy, hematology and immunology. He made great strides for the advancement of medicine during his lifetime.