Ernst Witebsky, also Ernest Witebsky (* 3 September 1901 in Frankfurt am Main; † 7 December 1969) was a German-American immunologist. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
From 1920 to 1926 Witebsky studied medicine at the University of Frankfurt and the University of Heidelberg. The Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (also known as Frankfurt University) was founded in 1914 as a Citizens' University which means that while it was The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg ( University of Heidelberg, Ruperto Carola, Heidelberg University, or simply Heidelberg) is a He stayed at Heidelberg after graduating and worked with Dr. Hans Sachs. Hans Sachs ( June 6, 1877, Katowice – March 25, 1945, Dublin) was a German serologist. At Heidelberg he primarily worked with brain and organ tissue, as well as blood group antigens.
Leaving Germany as a result of Nazi pressure, he joined the Medical School of the University of Buffalo in 1935. Jews have lived in Germany, or " Ashkenaz " at least since the early 4th century, through both periods of tolerance and spasms of State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB is a Coeducational public research University, which Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Witebsky helped develop procedures for the isolation and partial characterization of A and B blood antigens. He also began the practice of neutralization of certain antibodies in the blood of universal blood donors.
Witebsky received the Karl Landsteiner Award in 1959 for his work with blood antibodies.
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References
- National Cyclopaedia of American Biography (1975) "Witebsky, Ernest (1901-1969)" The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Volume 56 James T. Witebsky's postulates are a series of criteria developed by Ernst Witebsky used to determine if a condition could be considered Autoimmune. White & Co. , New York;
- Marquis Who's Who (1973) "Witebsky, Ernest (1901-1969)" Who Was Who in America, Volume 5, 1969-1973, Marquis Who's Who, Chicago;
- Milgrom, Felix (June 1970) "Obituary:Ernest Witebsky" "Blood Journal 35(6): pp. 869-870;
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