Emil Adolf von Behring
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Emil Adolf von Behring was a German physiologist and immunologist renowned for developing serum therapy against diphtheria and tetanus, earning him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emil Adolf von Behring canonical | 6 |
| Emil von Behring | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emil Adolf von Behring Context triple: [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, firstLaureate, Emil Adolf von Behring]
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Frederick Banting
Frederick Banting was a Canadian medical scientist and physician best known for co-discovering insulin, a breakthrough that revolutionized the treatment of diabetes and earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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B.
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian renowned for his Arctic expeditions and pioneering work on behalf of refugees after World War I.
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Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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D.
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor of dynamite who used his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes, among the world’s most prestigious awards for achievements in science, literature, and peace.
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E.
Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling was an American chemist, peace activist, and two-time Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the nature of the chemical bond and molecular biology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emil Adolf von Behring Target entity description: Emil Adolf von Behring was a German physiologist and immunologist renowned for developing serum therapy against diphtheria and tetanus, earning him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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A.
Frederick Banting
Frederick Banting was a Canadian medical scientist and physician best known for co-discovering insulin, a breakthrough that revolutionized the treatment of diabetes and earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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B.
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian renowned for his Arctic expeditions and pioneering work on behalf of refugees after World War I.
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C.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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D.
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor of dynamite who used his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes, among the world’s most prestigious awards for achievements in science, literature, and peace.
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E.
Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling was an American chemist, peace activist, and two-time Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the nature of the chemical bond and molecular biology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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human ⓘ immunologist ⓘ physician ⓘ physiologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts ⓘ Prussian Order of the Crown ⓘ title of nobility "von" ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1854-03-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hansdorf, Province of Prussia
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
present-day Ławice, Poland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of diphtheria antitoxin
ⓘ
development of tetanus antitoxin ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| deathDate | 1917-03-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Marburg, Hesse, Germany ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Prussian Army Medical College
ⓘ
University of Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
|
| employer |
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
ⓘ
Robert Koch Institute ⓘ University of Marburg ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Behring ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bacteriology
ⓘ
immunology ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| founded | Behringwerke pharmaceutical company in Marburg ⓘ |
| givenName | Emil ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | von ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern immunology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of serum therapy against diphtheria
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development of serum therapy against tetanus ⓘ pioneering passive immunization ⓘ work on antitoxins ⓘ |
| name | Emil Adolf von Behring ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category |
Physiology or Medicine
ⓘ
linked to:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
|
| NobelPrize.motivation | for his work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 1901 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first person to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of hygiene at the University of Marburg ⓘ |
| residence |
Marburg, Germany
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linked to:
Marburg, Hesse, Germany
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| spouse | Else Spinola ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Paul Ehrlich
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Shibasaburo Kitasato ⓘ |
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Subject: Emil Adolf von Behring Description of subject: Emil Adolf von Behring was a German physiologist and immunologist renowned for developing serum therapy against diphtheria and tetanus, earning him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Referenced by (11)
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linked to: Emil Adolf von Behring
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present-day Ławice, Poland
linked to: Emil Adolf von Behring
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