Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916

Title Variants

Uniform: Vie d'Elie Metchnikoff

By

Metchnikoff, Olga.
Lankester, E. Ray Sir, (Edwin Ray), 1847-1929

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Boston, Houghton Mifflin company, 1921

Notes

Printed in Great Britain.

Translation of Vie d'Élie Metchnikoff.

Includes index.

Russian scientist Elie Metchnikoff was a Nobel Prize winner who vastly advanced our understanding of the immune system and is credited with creating the field of gerontology, which is the study of aging, lifespans, and longevity. Penned by his wife, this thoughtful and probing biography presents a detailed account of the obstacles Metchnikoff overcame on the path to scholarly prominence.

Subjects

1845-1916 , Bacteriologists , Biographies , Biography , Metchnikoff, Elie, , Physicians

Call Number

QH31.M4 M4 1921a

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.54375
ISBN: 0836969499
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/23026515
OCLC: 11573423