Emil Theodor Kocher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emil Theodor Kocher

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

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1841

Place of Birth: Bern, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1917

Profession: physician, surgeon, university teacher, physiologist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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