Johannes Fibiger: Danish physician
Johannes Fibiger (Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger, 23 April 1867 – 30 January 1928) was a Danish doctor.
He won the 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his discovery that an infection could lead to cancer.
Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger | |
|---|---|
 Name | |
| Born | 23 April 1867 Silkeborg, Denmark |
| Died | 30 January 1928 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Alma mater | Copenhagen University |
| Known for | Cancer research |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1926) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, Bacteriology, Anatomy |
| Institutions | Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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