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Karl Landsteiner ForMemRS (German: [kaʁl ˈlantˌʃtaɪnɐ]; 14 June 1868 – 26 June 1943) was an Austrian American biologist, physician, and immunologist. He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, working for the Rockefeller Institute.
Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian American immunologist and pathologist who received the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the major blood groups and the development of the ABO system of blood typing that has made blood transfusion a routine medical practice.
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Feb 21, 2019 · Austrian physician and immunologist Karl Landsteiner (June 14, 1868 — June 26, 1943) is most noted for his discovery of the major blood types and developing a system for blood typing. This discovery made it possible to determine blood compatibility for safe blood transfusions.
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Karl Landsteiner revolutionized medicine when, in 1900-1901, he identified three major human blood types: A, B, and O, which led to safe blood transfusions and millions of lives saved. He also suggested the use of blood types to assist in police enquiries.
May 21, 2018 · Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943), the Austrian-born American immunologist and Nobel Prize winner, discovered blood groups and helped establish the science of immunochemistry. Karl Landsteiner was born in Vienna on June 14, 1868. In 1891 he was awarded a medical degree by the University of Vienna.
The first fundamental discovery in the history of serology didn’t come until 1901, when Karl Landsteiner’s identification of blood groups spurred a flurry of additional research and discovery and eventually led to his receiving the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Landsteiner was a dissector at the Royal-Imperial Wilhelminen Hospital in Vienna from 1908 to 1919. From 1919 to 1922, he was the chief dissector in a small hospital in The Hague, Netherlands. He was responsible for analyzing samples of urine and blood and performing Wassermann tests and autopsies.
