Julius Wagner-Jauregg

Julius Wagner-Jauregg

Austrian physician and nobelist (1857–1940)

Died aged 83PiscesAustria

Biography

Julius Wagner-Jauregg (Austrian German: [ˈjuːli̯ʊs ˈvaːɡnɐ ˈjaʊrɛk]; 7 March 1857 – 27 September 1940) was an Austrian physician who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1927, and is the first psychiatrist to have done so. His Nobel award was "for his discovery of the therapeutic value of malaria inoculation in the treatment of dementia paralytica".

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Career highlights

Employers / organisations

  • University of Vienna
  • University of Graz

Family

Spouse(s)
Balbine Karoline Wagner-JaureggAnna Wagner-Jauregg
Children
Julie HumannTheodor Wagner-Jauregg
Siblings
Friedrich Wagner von Jauregg

Awards & honours (4)

  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Graz
  • Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh

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Julius Wagner-Jauregg died on September 27, 1940 at the age of 83.
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Julius Wagner-Jauregg was born on March 7, 1857.
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Julius Wagner-Jauregg was born in Wels.
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Julius Wagner-Jauregg's zodiac sign is Pisces.
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Julius Wagner-Jauregg is a citizen of Austria.
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Julius Wagner-Jauregg is known as physician, neurologist, psychiatrist, university teacher.
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According to Wikidata, Julius Wagner-Jauregg's spouses include Balbine Karoline Wagner-Jauregg, Anna Wagner-Jauregg.
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Wikidata lists 2 children of Julius Wagner-Jauregg.

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