Élie Metchnikoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Élie Metchnikoff

immunologist, embryologist, biologist, Nobel laureat

Date of Birth: 03-May-1845

Place of Birth: Ivanivka, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1916

Profession: physician, inventor, zoologist, chemist, biologist, physiologist, microbiologist, immunologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov (Russian: ???? ????? ????????, also written as Élie Metchnikoff; 15 May [O.S.
3 May] 1845 – 15 July 1916) was a Russian zoologist best known for his pioneering research in immunology.In particular, he is credited with the discovery of phagocytes (macrophages) in 1882.
This discovery turned out to be the major defence mechanism in innate immunity.
He and Paul Ehrlich were jointly awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "in recognition of their work on immunity".
He is also credited by some sources with coining the term gerontology in 1903, for the emerging study of aging and longevity.
He established the concept of cell-mediated immunity, while Ehrlich established the concept of humoral immunity.
Their works are regarded as the foundation of the science of immunology.
In immunology, he is given an epithet the "father of natural immunity".



Alternative names	legal name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon pseudonym: Nadar
Description	French photographer, caricaturist, writer and balloonist
Date of birth/death	6 April 1820	20 March 1910 / 21 March 1910
Location of birth/death	Paris	former 4th arrondissement of Paris
Work period	1854–1910
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q40116 VIAF: 84808952 ISNI: 0000 0001 2141 8535 ULAN: 500005199 LCCN: n50014563 NLA: 35553829 WorldCat