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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. [1]
Apr 11, 2024 · Max Theiler (born January 30, 1899, Pretoria, South Africa—died August 11, 1972, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.) was a South African-born American microbiologist who won the 1951 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his development of a vaccine against yellow fever.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In the year of Dr Theiler’s Nobel Prize win, he became the Director of Laboratories of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Division of Medicine and Public Health. His work and contributions extended to many other infectious diseases such as Weil’s disease, dengue fever and Japanese encephalitis.
- Siang Yong Tan, Kate Pettigrew
- 2017
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Max Theiler. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1951. Born: 30 January 1899, Pretoria, South Africa. Died: 11 August 1972, New Haven, CT, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Laboratories of the Division of Medicine and Public Health, Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY, USA.
Nov 11, 2007 · In 1951, Max Theiler of the Rockefeller Foundation received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of an effective vaccine against yellow fever—a discovery first reported in the JEM 70 years ago.
- Erling Norrby
- 10.1084/jem.20072290
- 2007
- J Exp Med. 2007 Nov 26; 204(12): 2779-2784.
May 21, 2018 · The South African-born American epidemiologist and microbiologist Max Theiler (1899-1972) received the 1951 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for developing a vaccine for yellow fever. Max Theiler was born in Pretoria, South Africa , on January 30, 1899.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1951 was awarded to Max Theiler "for his discoveries concerning yellow fever and how to combat it"
