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Portrait of Elie Metchnikoff

  • Circa 1910 (Date of original print)

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Portrait of Russian zoologist Elie Metchnikoff (1845-1916) who discovered phagocytes, which are essential in fighting infections and for building immunity. In 1908, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine due to his work on immunity with Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915). In 1888, Metchnikoff was appointed to the Pasteur Institute by Louis Pasteur.

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  • 3.75 in. H x 2.75 in. W
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  • (Text underneath portrait) "Elie Metchnikoff, one of the first foreigners to join the Pasteur Institute, described Phagocytosis and stimulated the production of serums, vaccines and antitoxins."
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  • Box 1, Folder 22

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“Portrait of Elie Metchnikoff,” circa 1910. Fisher-Pasteur Memorial Collection, Box 1, Folder 22. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/n296wz25p.

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