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Name: Theodor Kocher
Birth Date: 1841
Death Date: 1917
Nationality: Swiss
Gender: Male
Occupations: surgeon

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In 1870s Switzerland colloid goiter was a common ailment, usually marked by a huge glandular swelling on the front of the neck. In later years it would be understood that a simple iodine supplement to the diet could significantly reduce the disorder....
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In 1870s Switzerland, goiter was a common ailment, usually marked by a glandular swelling on the front of the neck. In later years it would be understood that a simple iodine supplement to the diet could significantly reduce the disorder. But in the...
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Emil Theodor Kocher was born August 25, 1841, the son of Jacob Alexander and Maria (Wermuth) Kocher, in Bern, Switzerland. Schooled in Berlin, Germany; London, England; Paris, France; and Vienna, Austria, Kocher received his M.D. from the University of...


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Emil Theodor Kocher (August 25, 1841 – July 27, 1917), Nobel Prize winner in 1909 for "his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland". He is considered as the developer of thyroid...


 

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