Emil Adolf von Behring
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Emil Adolf von Behring Net Worth

Emil Adolf von Behring was a German physiologist who was born on March 15, 1854 in Ławice, Germany. He was the first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. After completing his education, he served as an assistant surgeon and studied the effects of the disinfectant iodoform on toxins released by microorganisms. He then moved to Bonn and trained under Carl Binz, a renowned German physician. Behring's research led to the development of an antitoxin for diphtheria and a serum for tetanus, which earned him the Nobel Prize. His discoveries revolutionized the field of medicine and his legacy continues to this day.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? German physiologist
Birth Day March 15, 1854
Birth Place Ławice, German
Age 165 YEARS OLD
Died On 31 March 1917(1917-03-31) (aged 63)\nMarburg, Hesse-Nassau
Birth Sign Aries
Known for Diphtheria antitoxin/serum
Awards Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1901)
Fields Physiology, immunology
Notable students Hans Schlossberger

💰 Net worth

Emil Adolf von Behring was a renowned German physiologist, widely recognized for his groundbreaking work in immunology. Despite his remarkable contributions, his net worth is estimated to range between $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. This estimation does not accurately reflect Behring's immense intellectual wealth and the impact he made on medical science. Throughout his career, Behring's discoveries saved countless lives and revolutionized the field of immunization. His groundbreaking research on diphtheria led to the development of antitoxins, which laid the foundation for future advancements in vaccine development. Although his net worth may be relatively modest, there is no doubt that Behring's legacy is immeasurable in terms of the lives he has saved and his lasting influence on the medical community.

Biography/Timeline

1874

Between 1874 and 1878, he studied Medicine at the Akademie für das militärärztliche Bildungswesen, Berlin. He was mainly a military Doctor and then became Professor of Hygienics within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Marburg (against the initial strenuous opposition of the faculty council), a position he would hold for the rest of his life. He and the Pharmacologist Hans Horst Meyer had their laboratories in the same building, and Behring stimulated Meyer's interest in the mode of action of tetanus toxin.

1890

Behring was the discoverer of diphtheria antitoxin in 1890 and attained a great reputation by that means and by his contributions to the study of immunity. He won the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901 for the development of serum therapies against diphtheria (which Kitasato Shibasaburo and Emile Roux also contributed to) and tetanus. The former had been a scourge of the population, especially children, whereas the other was a leading cause of death in wars, killing the wounded. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1902. At the International Tuberculosis Congress in 1905 he announced that he had discovered "a substance proceeding from the virus of tuberculosis." This substance, which he designated "T C," plays the important part in the immunizing action of Professor Behring's "bovivaccine", which prevents bovine tuberculosis. He tried unsuccessfully to obtain a protective and therapeutic agent for humans.

1896

In December 1896, Behring married the then twenty-year-old Else Spinola (1876-1936), who was a daughter of Bernhard Spinola, the Director of the Charité hospital in Berlin, and a Jewish-born mother - Elise Spinola, born Bendix - who had converted to Christianity upon her marriage. They had six sons. They held their honeymoon at villa "Behring" on Capri 1897, where Behring owned a vacation home. In 1909–1911, the Russian Writer Maxim Gorky lived at this villa.

1901

Von Behring is believed to have cheated Paul Ehrlich out of recognition and financial reward in relation to collaborative research in diphtheria. The two men developed a diphtheria serum by repeatedly injecting the deadly toxin into a horse. The serum was used effectively during an epidemic in Germany. A chemical company preparing to undertake commercial production and marketing of the diphtheria serum offered a contract to both men, but von Behring maneuvered to claim all the considerable financial rewards for himself. To add insult to injury, only Behring received the first Nobel Prize in Medicine, in 1901, for his contributions.

1917

Behring died at Marburg, Hessen-Nassau, on 31 March 1917. His name survived with the Dade Behring, organisation, at the time, the world's largest company dedicated solely to clinical diagnostics, (now part of the Siemens Health care Division) in CSL Behring a manufacturer of plasma-derived biotherapies, in Behringwerke AG in Marburg, in Novartis Behring and in the Emil von Behring Prize of the University of Marburg, the highest endowed Medicine award in Germany.

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