Wagner‐Jauregg, Julius

Magda Whitrow, London, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002549

(1857–1940) Austrian psychiatrist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his development of malaria therapy for general paralysis of the insane.

Keywords: malaria; general paralysis of the insane

Figure 1. Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857–1940). Reproduced by permission of The Institute for the History of Medicine, University of Vienna.
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 Further Reading
    book Wagner-Jauregg J (1950) Lebenserinnerungen. Schönbauer L and Jantsch M (eds). Vienna: Springer-Verlag.
    book Whitrow M (1993) Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857–1940). London: Smith-Gordon.

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Whitrow, Magda(Apr 2001) Wagner‐Jauregg, Julius. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002549]