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1868 - 1943

Karl Landsteiner

Austrian biologist, physician, and immunologist.

The first researcher to identify the A, B, and O blood groups, which greatly advanced medical science.

Fun Fact:

Based on Landsteiner’s findings, Reuben Ottenberg was able to perform the world’s first successful blood transfusion in 1907.

Landsteiner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930.

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Karl Landsteiner - Wikipedia

“Karl Landsteiner” – JewishVirtualLibrary.org

“Karl Landsteiner” – NobelPrize.org