Ehrlich, Paul
Pronunciation: /ˈɛːlɪx, ˈeːɐlɪç/
Definition of Ehrlich, Paul
- (1854–1915), German medical scientist. One of the founders of modern immunology and chemotherapy, he developed techniques for staining specific tissues, believing that a disease organism could be destroyed by an appropriate magic bullet. The effective treatment of syphilis in 1911 proved his theories.