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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 1900s (57) 1909 (7) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1840s (20) 1841 (2) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, western (207) Switzerland (17) Bern (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1910s (29) 1917 (4) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, western (182) Switzerland (26) Bern (4) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) E (55) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name E-K (239) K (52) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name E-K (229) E (31) Emil (3) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Christianity (158) Protestant (78) Moravian Church (1) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 60 - 69 (252) 69 (28) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (70) Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners (69) Physicians (65) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, western (223) Switzerland (19) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University Europe (232) Europe, western (125) Switzerland (12) Berne (1) Berne University (1) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, western (390) Switzerland (65) Bern (7) University of Bern (7) Alumni (5) Long-term academic staff (1) Zurich (49) University of Zurich (23) Short-term academic staff (9) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships R-T (460) R (448) Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (111) complete name: Emil Theodor Kocher nobel prize: medicine award year: 1909 prize share: Prize share: 1/1 rational: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1909 was awarded to Emil Theodor Kocher "for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Emil family name: Kocher occupation: physician occupation: surgeon occupation: university teacher field of work: surgery work location: University of Bern, Main building of the University of Berne, Bern, Switzerland description: Emil Theodor Kocher was a Swiss physician and medical researcher who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid. Among his many accomplishments are the introduction and promotion of aseptic surgery and scientific methods in surgery, specifically reducing the mortality of thyroidectomies below 1% in his operations. He was the first Swiss citizen and the first surgeon to ever receive a Nobel prize. He was considered a pioneer and leader in the field of surgery in his time. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1909. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1909/summary/> date birth: 1841 date death: 1917 usual name: Emil Kocher