Karl Landsteiner was one of the first scientists to study the physical processes of immunity. He is best known for his identification and characterization of the human blood groups, A, B, and O, but his contributions spanned many areas of immunology,...

Karl Landsteiner, who has been called the father of immunology, was the only child of Leopold Landsteiner, a prominent Austrian journalist and editor, and Fanny Hess Landsteiner. Landsteiner was educated at the University of Vienna, where he received...

Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943), the Austrian-born American immunologist and Nobel Prize winner, discovered blood groups and helped establish the science of immunochemistry. Karl Landsteiner was born in Vienna on June 14, 1868. In 1891 he was awarded a...

1868-1943 Austrian-American Immunologist and Pathologist Karl Landsteiner is recognized for his pioneering research into the workings of the human immune system. He was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of human...

Karl Landsteiner (June 14 1868, Baden, near Vienna, Austria – June 26 1943, New York City), was an Austrian biologist and physician. He is noted for his development in 1902 of the modern system of classification of blood groups from his...