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Alexander Solomon Wiener (March 16, 1907 – November 6, 1976), was an American biologist and physician, specializing in the fields of forensic medicine, serology, and immunogenetics. His work led to the discovery of the Rh factor in 1937, along with Karl Landsteiner , and subsequently to the development of exchange transfusion methods that ...
Oct 1, 2008 · In the mid-1930s, Dr Wiener began actively using blood groups for parentage prediction. Initially, he tested blood for its ABO sand MN types and later added Rh typing. His main focus for parentage testing was to identify babies who may have been switched in the nursery and in disputed paternity or maternity cases.
- Marion E. Reid
- 2008
Wiener made a lasting contribution to forensic science in his discovery and advancement of the concept of the Rhesus factor. By using blood typing and blood grouping technologies, it has become increasingly possible to identify unique individuals, whether suspects or victims, from among the entire population of humans.
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Jan 3, 2011 · The article quoted Dr. Alexander S. Wiener, who in 1940, along with his colleague Karl Landsteiner, first described the Rh factor in humans. “Dr. Wiener believes that some method may be...
He used his knowledge of blood groups in forensics, parentage studies, testing and monitoring mothers, and treating their babies for erythroblastosis fetalis (now known as hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn). Dr Wiener's method for exchange transfusion was highly efficient.
- Marion E. Reid
- 2008
views 1,806,638 updated. WIENER, ALEXANDER S. (1907–1976), U.S. immunohematologist. Born and educated in New York, he was appointed professor of forensic medicine at the New York University School of Medicine in 1938. Together with Karl *Landsteiner, Wiener discovered the Rh human blood factor.
Born: March 16, 1907. Birthplace: NYC, New York, USA. Generation: Greatest Generation. Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep. Star Sign: Pisces. Died: November 6, 1976 (aged 69) Alexander S. Wiener was an American physician who was best known for his pioneering work in the field of immunohematology.
