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The Nomination Database for the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1901-1953

Year Nominator Nominee(s) Motivation  
1901 Kronecker Langley Structure and function of the sympathetic nervous system. Show »
1901 Langhans Koch
von Behring
Ehrlich
R. Koch: His entire career in bacteriology. P. Ehrlich: Work on immunity, especially his work on the toxins ricin and abrin; work on diphtheria; studies of blood cells. E. von Behring: Discovery of serum therapy against diphtheria. Show »
1901 Tschirch Lister No motivation given. Show »
1902 Gaule Loeb
Overton
Loeb: Work on artificial parthenogenesis. Overton: Work on osmosis in plant and animal cells, and on anesthesia. Show »
1902 Haab Koch Koch´s discoveries have had an enormous impact on medicine and biology, especially in the areas of hygiene and infectious disease. Without this work, Behring´s discoveries would not have been possible. Show »
1902 Krönlein Koch Koch´s discoveries have had an enormous impact on medicine and biology, especially in the areas of hygiene and infectious disease. Without this work, Behring´s discoveries would not have been possible. Show »
1902 Wyss Israel
Kroenlein
Work on surgery of the kidney (see comment). Show »
1903 Kollman Wolff Work on the regeneration of part of the eye (see comment). Show »
1904 Christiani Mechnikov His work in cellular physiology and general pathology, especially his studies of phagocytosis. The summary of Mechnikov´s work as described in his publication "L´immunité" (Annales de l´Institut Pasteur, 1901). Show »
1904 D´Espine Yersin Discovery of the plague bacillus. Show »
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