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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureates from 1901 to 1909

The top 3 according to 245 votes from people: Emil von Behring · Ronald Ross · Ivan Pavlov. (Updated Aug 19, 2020.)

Every Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate between 1901 and 1909, with the year and the Nobel Foundation's official citation. Which discovery do you think mattered most?

Fiona Shaw · · 11 items · 245 votes · 0 comments

Top 11

  1. 1

    Emil von Behring

    1901. For his work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria, by which he has opened a new road in the domain of medical science and thereby placed in the hands of the physician a victorious weapon against illness and deaths.

    ▲ 34 ▼ 3

    31
  2. 2

    Ronald Ross

    1902. For his work on malaria, by which he has shown how it enters the organism and thereby has laid the foundation for successful research on this disease and methods of combating it.

    ▲ 25 ▼ 1

    24
  3. 3

    Ivan Pavlov

    1904. In recognition of his work on the physiology of digestion, through which knowledge on vital aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged.

    ▲ 24 ▼ 4

    20
  4. 4

    Robert Koch

    1905. For his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis.

    ▲ 23 ▼ 4

    19
  5. 5

    Niels Ryberg Finsen

    1903. His contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially lupus vulgaris, with concentrated light radiation, whereby he has opened a new avenue for medical science.

    ▲ 19 ▼ 2

    17
  6. 6

    Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

    1907. In recognition of his work on the role played by protozoa in causing diseases.

    ▲ 19 ▼ 2

    17
  7. 7

    Santiago Ramón y Cajal

    1906. In recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system.

    ▲ 16 ▼ 2

    14
  8. 8

    Paul Ehrlich

    1908. In recognition of their work on immunity.

    ▲ 16 ▼ 3

    13
  9. 9

    Camillo Golgi

    1906. In recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 1

    13
  10. 10

    Élie Metchnikoff

    1908. In recognition of their work on immunity.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 4

    10
  11. 11

    Emil Theodor Kocher

    1909. For his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 3

    9

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