Alain L. de Weck
Alain Ladislas de Weck (born July 26, 1928 in Les Avants , Montreux ; † April 8, 2013 in Freiburg im Üechtland ) was a Swiss immunologist .
biography
Alain L. de Weck studied medicine at the University of Geneva from 1947 , where he received his doctorate in 1955 . He continued his education in Paris and conducted research in the USA at the Barnes Hospital of Washington University in St. Louis and the National Institutes of Health . De Weck was professor of immunology and allergology at the University of Bern , where he had been from 1961 and headed clinical immunology at Inselspital from 1971 to 1993 . Later he was a professor at the University of Navarra in Spain.
He is known for contributions to the study of penicillin - allergy and other drug allergies.
He worked closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) in building clinical services and epidemiological studies on allergies in developing countries.
In 1972 he received the Robert Koch Prize and in 1990 the Clemens von Pirquet Medal .
literature
- Beda M. Stadler et al. (Ed.): From Allergy to Immunology: Anniversary Symposium in Honor of Professor Alain de Weck. Hans Huber, Bern 1988, ISBN 3-456-81729-0 .
- Alain L. de Weck: Memories: Failures and Dreams. Vol. 1: One life, many dreams. Pro Business, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-86805-219-0 ( autobiography ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Who's Who in Science. 1968, p. 454.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weck, Alain L. de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weck, Alain Ladislas de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss immunologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Les Avants , Montreux |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 2013 |
| Place of death | Freiburg in Üechtland |