Max Theiler

South African-American virologist and doctor (1899-1972)

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Max Theiler was a South African-American virologist and doctor who lived from 1899 to 1972. He is remembered for his contributions to virology and medicine during a significant period in the development of these fields.

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Max Theiler is indexed among the 233 entries in Vinony's Nobel Prize in Medicine collection. It also appears in Nobel Laureates.

Within Vinony's link graph, Max Theiler is referenced by 313 other articles, and connects out to South Africa, London and Nobel Prize.

It sits within the topics 1899 births, 1972 deaths and Alumni of King's College London.

Its subject is documented across 62 Wikipedia language editions.

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The development of vaccines against yellow fever

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Type: Person
Country: CH
Active from: 1987-12-23

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1951
“for his discoveries concerning yellow fever and how to combat it”

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Commons category: Max Theiler
date of birth: 1899-00-00
date of death: 1972-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Max Theiler (30 January 1899 – 11 August 1972) was a South African-American virologist and physician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951 for developing a vaccine against yellow fever in 1937, becoming the first African-born Nobel laureate.

Born in Pretoria, Theiler was educated in South Africa through completion of his degree in medical school. He went to London for postgraduate work at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, earning a 1922 diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene. That year, he moved to the United States to do research at the Harvard University School of Tropical Medicine. He lived and worked in that nation the rest of his life. In 1930, he moved to the Rockefeller Foundation in New York, becoming director of the Virus Laboratory.

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