Emil Theodor Kocher

Emil Theodor Kocher

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1909

University of Berne

“for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland”

Emil Theodor Kocher was a Swiss physician and surgeon. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1909 for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland. He was affiliated with Berne University.

Field
Medicine · Surgery
Lifespan
1841–1917