Biography of Emil von Behring

Emil von Behring (* 15. March 1854 in Ławice; † 31. March 1917 in Marburg) was a deutscher Immunologe, Serologe und erster Nobelpreisträger für Physiologie oder Medizin. He was 63 years old. He was married to Else von Behring. He studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He worked at University of Marburg, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Charité. He received 5 awards, including Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His cause of death was pneumonia. He was buried at Behring-Mausoleum.