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Microbes and Infection

Volume 6, Issue 8, July 2004, Pages 786-789
Microbes and Infection

Review: on the shoulders of giants
Paul Ehrlich — in search of the magic bullet

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Abstract

In 2004, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Paul Ehrlich, considered the founder of immunology. His life and work can be divided into three creative periods: first, he developed histological staining, then he accomplished his ground-breaking work on immunology, and eventually invented chemotherapy. Paul Ehrlich can be perceived as a man whose success was not the consequence of a will to power, but of his substantial interest in science.

Keywords

History of Medicine
Immunology
Histology
Chemotherapy

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Founding Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Immunology.