Otto Naegeli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swiss physician (1871-1938)
Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1871
Place of Birth: Ermatingen, Thurgau, Switzerland
Date of Death: 11-Mar-1938
Profession: physician, botanist, hematologist
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Otto Naegeli
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- Otto Naegeli (born 9 July 1871 in Ermatingen; died 1938), was a Swiss hematologist.
- He was the brother of Oskar Naegeli.He is best known for refining the classification of leukemia by dividing them into myelogenous and lymphocytic classes.
- He also made the observation that many individuals are infected with tuberculosis and do not develop the disease, which he attributed to differences in individual immune systems.
- While initially controversial, this was later demonstrated by others.Every two years the Otto Naegeli Prize for the promotion of medical research is awarded to a scientist working in Switzerland who has made outstanding contributions to biomedical and/or clinical research and is likely to continue doing so.
- The prize is awarded by the Zurich based Bonizzi Theler Foundation and is named in honor of Otto Naegeli.
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