In 1908, Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov won the Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Date of Birth: 15 May 1845.
Died: 15 July 1916.
Nationality: Russian.
Country: Russia.
Education: Kharkov University, University of Giessen, University of Göttingen, University of Messina, University of Munich, University of Saint Petersburg.
Known as: Phagocytosis, Cell-mediated Immunity Gerontology.
Profession: Zoologist.
Awards: Copley Medal (1906), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1908), Albert Medal (1916).
Fields: Zoology, Immunology, Gerontology.
