Emil Theodor Kocher

Also known as Theodor E. Kocher, Emil Kocher, Theodor Kocher, Theodore Kocher, Theodor Kocher-Witschi

surgeon, laureate of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine (1841-1917)

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Emil Theodor Kocher was a Swiss surgeon who won the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work in surgery. He is considered an important figure in medical history for his contributions to surgical techniques and practice during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Born: 1841
Died: 1917
Works: 10

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Traitement chirurgical du goitre exophtalmique
L'ovariotomie en Suisse
Ueber Kropf und Kropfbehandlung
Ueber Jodbasedow
Das Blutbild bei Cachexia thyreopriva (Myx©œdem, Cretinoide Zust©Þnde)

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Type: Person
Country: DE
Active from: 1819-12-30
Active to: 1898-09-20

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HTSeq—a Python framework to work with high-throughput sequencing data

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Emil Theodor Kocher (25 August 1841 – 27 July 1917) 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.

Kocher was the first Swiss citizen and first surgeon to ever receive a Nobel Prize in Medicine. He was considered a pioneer and leader in the field of surgery in his time.