Alexander S. Wiener
Alexander S. Wiener · Science & Medicine
Immunohematologist who co-discovered the Rh blood factor with Karl Landsteiner, making safe transfusion and the treatment of haemolytic disease of the newborn possible
1907, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 1976, New York City, United States
New York City, United States
Alexander S. Wiener is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Immunohematologist who co-discovered the Rh blood factor with Karl Landsteiner, making safe transfusion and the treatment of haemolytic disease of the newborn possible
Alexander S. Wiener was born in Brooklyn to a Jewish family; his father was a lawyer who had emigrated from the Russian Empire. An immunohematologist, he co-discovered the Rh blood factor with Karl Landsteiner in 1937, work that explained hemolytic disease of the newborn and made possible safe blood transfusion and prevention through Rh testing. He also advanced forensic serology and blood-typing.
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Immunohematologist who co-discovered the Rh blood factor with Karl Landsteiner, making safe transfusion and the treatment of haemolytic disease of the newborn possible
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_S._Wiener
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