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Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov (Russian: Илья Ильич Мечников; 15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1845 – 15 July 1916), also spelled Élie Metchnikoff, was a zoologist from the Russian Empire of Moldavian noble ancestry best known for his pioneering research in immunology (study of immune systems) and thanatology (study of death).
- 15 July 1916 (aged 71), Paris, France
May 12, 2024 · phagocytosis. Élie Metchnikoff (born May 16, 1845, near Kharkov, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]—died July 16, 1916, Paris, France) was a Russian-born zoologist and microbiologist who received (with Paul Ehrlich) the 1908 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery in animals of amoeba-like cells that engulf ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 16, 2016 · Elie Metchnikoff, the “father of natural immunity” was one of our forefathers along with Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch with their breakthroughs in bacteriology. Remembering Metchnikoff’s contributions and modern advances ( 34 ) is the best way to understand the important concepts of today’s immunology and trigger curiosity and ...
- Fabrice Merien
- 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00125
- 2016
- Front Public Health. 2016; 4: 125.
Aug 1, 2016 · The year 2016 marks 100 years since the death of Élie Metchnikoff (1845–1916), the Russian zoologist who pioneered the study of cellular immunology and who is widely credited with the discovery ...
- David M. Underhill, Siamon Gordon, Beat A. Imhof, Gabriel Núñez, Philippe Bousso
- 2016
May 9, 2018 · A biography of Elie Metchnikoff, a Russian zoologist and immunologist who discovered phagocytosis and studied embryology, evolution, and gerontology. Learn about his life, achievements, and legacy in this comprehensive article.
Feb 3, 2016 · Life. Metchnikoff was born in 1845 in a Ukrainian village near Kharkoff, now Kharkiv. His mother Emilia Lvovna was the daughter of the Jewish author and businessman Lev Nevakhovich, who had converted to the Lutheran faith, in response to persecution of Jews in Tsarist Russia. Elie remained close to his mother who had married a non-Jewish ...
Jul 1, 2008 · On 11 December 1908, Elie Metchnikoff (also known as Ilya Mechnikov; 1845–1916) and Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915) were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize “in recognition of their work on immunity ...
