Clemens von Pirquet

Clemens von Pirquet
Clemens von Pirquet (1906)
Born(1874-05-12)12 May 1874
Hirschstetten near Vienna
Died28 February 1929(1929-02-28) (aged 54)
Vienna
NationalityAustrian
Known fortuberculosis
allergy
Scientific career
Fields

Clemens Peter Freiherr[1] von Pirquet (12 May 1874 – 28 February 1929) was an Austrian scientist and pediatrician best known for his contributions to the fields of bacteriology and immunology.

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.