Karl Landsteiner
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Summary
Karl Landsteiner was born on June 14, 1868[1], in Baden[2]. He died on June 26, 1943[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a physiologist[5], immunologist[6], physician[7], hematologist[8], and pathologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,571 views/month, #7,066 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Vienna[11]
- Place of burial: Prospect Hill Cemetery[12]
- Father: Leopold Landsteiner[13]
- Spouse: Leopoldine Helene Wlasto[14]
- Country of citizenship: Austria–Hungary[15], United States[16]
- Occupation: researcher[17], university teacher[18], chemist[19]
- Field of work: chemistry[20]
- Employer: University of Vienna[21], University of Geneva[22], The Rockefeller University[23]
- Educated at: University of Vienna[24]
- Notable work: blood type[25]
- Award received: Aronson Prize[26], Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[27], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[28], Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award[29], Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh[30]
- Member of: Royal Society[31], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[32], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[33], National Academy of Sciences[34], American Philosophical Society[35]
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[36]
- Sex or gender: male[37]
- Commons category: Karl Landsteiner[38]
- Cause of death: myocardial infarction[39]
- Family name: Landsteiner[40]
- Given name: Karl[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:Karl Landsteiner[42]
- Work location: Vienna[43], New York City[44]
- Manner of death: natural causes[45]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[46]
- Nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[47]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[48], English[49]
- Name in native language: Karl Landsteiner[50]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Karl Landsteiner include Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award[51], an award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1954[54]; German Immunology Prize[55], a science award[56], in Germany[57], founded in 1973[58]; Landsteiner[59], a lunar crater[60]; and Karl Landsteiner Award[61], an award[62].
Why It Matters
Karl Landsteiner has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
He is credited with the discovery of blood type[65], a classification[66]. Entities named for him include Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award[51], an award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1954[54]; German Immunology Prize[55], a science award[56], in Germany[57], founded in 1973[58]; Landsteiner[59], a lunar crater[60]; and Karl Landsteiner Award[61], an award[62].
FAQs
Where was Karl Landsteiner born?
Karl Landsteiner was born in Baden[2].
Where did Karl Landsteiner die?
Karl Landsteiner died in New York City[4].
Who were Karl Landsteiner's parents?
Karl Landsteiner's father was Leopold Landsteiner[13].
Who was Karl Landsteiner married to?
Karl Landsteiner's spouses include Leopoldine Helene Wlasto[14].
What did Karl Landsteiner do for work?
Karl Landsteiner worked as a physiologist[5], immunologist[6], physician[7], hematologist[8], and pathologist[9].
Where did Karl Landsteiner go to school?
Karl Landsteiner was educated at University of Vienna[24].
What awards did Karl Landsteiner receive?
Honors received include Aronson Prize[26], Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[27], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[28], and Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award[29].
What did Karl Landsteiner discover?
Karl Landsteiner is credited as discoverer of blood type[65].