Title:

Letter from W. Walcher, Philipps University to Michael Heidelberger

Creator:

Walcher, W.
Philipps University

Recipient:

Heidelberger, Michael

Date:

13 October 1953

Description:

In this letter, the president of the Philipps University in Marburg, Germany, inquired whether Heidelberger would accept the Emil von Behring Prize, awarded by the university to recognize pathbreaking work in immunology. Von Behring, the discoverer of a serum used to induce immunity against diphtheria, had been awarded the first Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, in 1901, for his discoveries in immuno- and serum therapy. The von Behring prize was to be awarded to Heidelberger during commemorations of the 100th birthdays of von Behring and Paul Ehrlich, also one of the founders of immunology.

Location:

Box: 2. Folder: 24

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Philipps University.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Awards and Prizes

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Letter from Michael Heidelberger to W. Walcher, Philipps University, 1953

Language:

German

Legacy ID:

DHBBGT

NLM ID:

101584940X99

Profiles Collection:

The Michael Heidelberger Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584940X99

Story Section:

Antigens and Antibodies: Heidelberger and The Rise of Quantitative Immunochemistry, 1928-1954