m. theiler

Thei·ler

[tahy-ler]
noun
Max, 1899–1972, South African medical scientist, in the U.S. after 1922: Nobel prize for medicine 1951.
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Theiler (ˈtaɪlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Max. 1899--1972, US virologist, born in South Africa, who developed a vaccine against yellow fever. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1951

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Theiler Thei·ler (tī'lər), Max. 1899-1972.

South African-born American microbiologist. He won a 1951 Nobel Prize for developing a vaccine for yellow fever.

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