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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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical. Karl Landsteiner was born in Vienna on June 14, 1868. His father, Leopold Landsteiner, a doctor of law, was a well-known journalist and newspaper publisher, who died when Karl was six years old. Karl was brought up by his mother, Fanny Hess, to whom he was so devoted that a death mask of her hung on his wall until he died.
Feb 21, 2019 · Learn about Karl Landsteiner, the Austrian physician and immunologist who discovered the major blood types and developed a system for blood typing. Find out how his research led to safe blood transfusions and earned him the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1930.
- Regina Bailey
Learn about the life and achievements of Karl Landsteiner, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered the ABO blood group system and laid the foundation for blood transfusions. Find out how he also studied polio, syphilis, and the Rhesus factor in blood.
Karl Landsteiner. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1930. Born: 14 June 1868, Vienna, Austrian Empire (now Austria) Died: 26 June 1943, New York, NY, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York, NY, USA.
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Karl Landsteiner first published his seminal discovery about blood types as a footnote in a paper on pathologic anatomy in which he described the agglutination that may occur when the blood of one person is brought into contact with that of another.
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