Significant Events in Medical History on March 1 You Should Know

Notable Deaths in Science

Alexandre Yersin (1943)

Swiss physician and bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin passed away in 1943. He is best known for his discovery of the bacteria responsible for bubonic plague.

Edwin H. Land (1991)

American scientist and inventor Edwin H. Land died in 1991. He is remembered as the co-inventor of the Polaroid Corporation and for his significant research on the retina and cortex in visual processing.

Georges J. F. Köhler (1995)

German biologist Georges J. F. Köhler passed away in 1995. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984 for his pioneering work on the production of monoclonal antibodies.