In 1909, Emil Theodor Kocher won the Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Date of Birth: 25 August 1841.
Died: 27 July 1917.
Nationality: Swiss.
Country: Switzerland.
Education: University of Bern.
Known as: Developer of Thyroid surgery.
Profession: Surgeon, Medical researcher.
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1909).
Fields: Physiology, Pathology.
