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Emil Adolf von Behring

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Emil Adolf von Behring (March 15, 1854 - March 31, 1917) was born at Hansdorf[?], Germany. Between 1874 and 1878, he studied medicine at the Army Medical College in Berlin.

Behring won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901 for his work on serum therapy[?], especially against diphtheria.

Behring died at Marburg, Germany, on March 31, 1917

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