Max Theiler

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Max Theiler
Born January 30, 1899(1899-01-30)
Pretoria, South Africa
Died August 11, 1972 (aged 73)
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Occupation Biochemist
Known for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951

Max Theiler (January 30, 1899August 11, 1972)[1] was an South African-American virologist. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951 for developing a vaccine against yellow fever. He was born on January 30, 1899 in Pretoria, South African Republic and died on August 11, 1972 in New Haven, Connecticut.

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  1. "Max Theiler - Autobiography". nobelprize.org. 2011 [last update]. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1951/theiler.html. Retrieved 25 February 2011.