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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Physiology or Medicine (216) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1980s (97) 1984 (9) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1940s (122) 1946 (9) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, central (101) Germany (84) Munich (7) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1990s (82) 1995 (10) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, central (62) Germany (56) Freiburg im Breisgau (5) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) G (55) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name E-K (239) K (52) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name E-K (229) G (35) Georges (3) 23. Religion 23. Religion z-Missing value reason (465) Source data not available (465) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 30 - 39 (40) 39 (10) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Life Scientists (181) Biological Scientists (181) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, central (117) Germany (98) 39. Worked for Medical Organization 39. Worked for Medical Organization Europe (25) Europe, western (22) Switzerland (2) Basel (2) Basel Institute for Immunology (2) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, central (165) Germany (154) Freiburg (21) University of Freiburg (21) Alumni (11) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships E-P (571) E (61) European Molecular Biology Organization (51) G (195) German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (179) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards A-B (362) A (285) Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (84) B (132) Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (25) C-D (404) C (272) Carus medal (8) G-H (389) G (254) Gairdner Foundation International Award (89) H (196) Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize (1) I-J (268) J (208) John Scott Medal (11) complete name: Georges Köhler nobel prize: medicine award year: 1984 together with: César Milstein together with: Niels Kaj Jerne prize share: Prize share: 1/3 rational: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1984 was awarded jointly to Niels K. Jerne, Georges J.F. Köhler and César Milstein "for theories concerning the specificity in development and control of the immune system and the discovery of the principle for production of monoclonal antibodies." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Georges family name: Köhler occupation: chemist occupation: biologist occupation: university teacher occupation: immunologist field of work: immunology work location: University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany description: Georges Köhler was a German biologist. Together with César Milstein and Niels Kaj Jerne, Köhler won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984, "for work on the immune system and the production of monoclonal antibodies". Milstein and Köhler's technique for producing monoclonal antibodies laid the foundation for the exploitation of antibodies for diagnostics and therapeutics and many scientific applications. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1984. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1984/summary/> date birth: 1946 date death: 1995 usual name: Georges Köhler
