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| 1. | E⋅mil von [ey-meel fuh n] , 1854–1917, German physician and bacteriologist: Nobel prize in medicine 1901. |
| 2. | Vi⋅tus [vee-toos] . Bering, Vitus. |
[beer-ing, ber-, bair-; Dan. bey-ring] | Vi⋅tus [vee-toos] , 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific. |
Behring Beh·ring (bâr'ĭng, běr'-), Emil Von. 1854-1917.
German physiologist. He won a 1901 Nobel Prize for work on serum immunization against diphtheria and tetanus.