Jules T. Freund, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jules T. Freund

American immunologist

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1890

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1960

Profession: physician, immunologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Jules T. Freund

  • Jules Freund (June 24, 1890 – April 22, 1960) was a Hungarian born American immunologist, most famous for the Freund's adjuvant.According to the Journal of Immunology, "Jules (Julius) Freund studied in Budapest at the Royal Hungarian University.
  • After receiving the degree of M.D.
  • at the age of 23, he served as Medical Interne in the Austrian Army (1913–1914) and was attached to the Department of Hygiene at the University as Assistant.
  • Following the outbreak of war in 1914, he saw service in the Austrian Army and returned to the University in Budapest as Commissioner for Hygiene in the army.
  • He held the post of assistant professor in Preventive Medicine, earning the Certificate of Public Health in 1920.
  • In 1922 he went to Hamburg, working in the Department of Hygiene at the Medical School."In 1942, Jules Freund and Katherine McDermott published a paper on their experiments on immunization of guinea pigs with horse serum containing killed tubercle bacilli and adjuvant.
  • Their paper is generally considered to be a landmark in immunology.Freund shared the 1959 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research with Albert Coons for research done independently.

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