1946-1996

German immunologist and corecipient of the 1984 Nobel Prize in medicine with Niels Jerne and César Milstein for their work with antibodies and how they interact with the immune system. They developed a technique for producing monolocal antibodies that are used in medical and biological research throughout the world. He received his Ph.D. in biology from the University of Freiburg in 1974 and has served as director of the Max Planck Institute.