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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureates from 1910 to 1929

The top 3 according to 134 votes from people: Albrecht Kossel · Allvar Gullstrand · Charles Richet. (Updated Oct 15, 2020.)

Every Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate between 1910 and 1929, with the year and the Nobel Foundation's official citation. Which discovery do you think mattered most?

sofia_noscope · · 17 items · 134 votes · 5 comments

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Top 17

  1. 1

    Albrecht Kossel

    1910. In recognition of the contributions to our knowledge of cell chemistry made through his work on proteins, including the nucleic substances.

    ▲ 20 ▼ 0

    20
  2. 2

    Allvar Gullstrand

    1911. For his work on the dioptrics of the eye.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 1

    13
  3. 3

    Charles Richet

    1913. His work on anaphylaxis.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 1

    8
  4. 4

    Jules Bordet

    1919. For his discoveries relating to immunity.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 1

    8
  5. 5

    August Krogh

    1920. For his discovery of the capillary motor regulating mechanism.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 1

    6
  6. 6

    Robert Bárány

    1914. For his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  7. 7

    Charles Nicolle

    1928. For his work on typhus.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  8. 8

    Alexis Carrel

    1912. His work on vascular suture and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 3

    5
  9. 9

    Julius Wagner-Jauregg

    1927. For his discovery of the therapeutic value of malaria inoculation in the treatment of dementia paralytica.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 1

    5
  10. 10

    Otto Fritz Meyerhof

    1922. For his discovery of the fixed relationship between the consumption of oxygen and the metabolism of lactic acid in the muscle.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  11. 11

    Willem Einthoven

    1924. For the discovery of the mechanism of the electrocardiogram.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  12. 12

    Frederick Banting

    1923. For the discovery of insulin.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 3

    3
  13. 13

    Johannes Fibiger

    1926. For his discovery of the Spiroptera carcinoma.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 2

    2
  14. 14

    Archibald Hill

    1922. For his discovery relating to the production of heat in the muscle.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  15. 15

    Frederick Gowland Hopkins

    1929. For his discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  16. 16

    Christiaan Eijkman

    1929. For his discovery of the antineuritic vitamin.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  17. 17

    John Macleod

    1923. For the discovery of insulin.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 4

    0

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Mariana H. · Español

Einthoven y el electrocardiograma.

internauta_toledo · Español

Ramón y Cajal no está porque fue en 1906, ¡orgullo!

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