
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
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Julius Wagner-Jauregg (German: [ˈjuːli̯ʊs ˈvaːɡnɐ ˈjaʊʁɛk]; 7 March 1857 – 27 September 1940) was an Austrian physician who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1927, and is the first psychiatrist to have done so. His Nobel award was "for his discovery of the therapeutic value of malaria inoculation in the treatment of dementia paralytica".
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AUSTRIAN PSYCHIATRIST WINS NOBEL PRIZE FOR MEDICINE; Dr. Julius Wagner-Jauregg Is Honored for His Malaria Treatment for Paralysis (Published 1927)
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Julius Wagner-Jauregg got a Nobel Prize for his discovery of the therapeutic value of malaria inoculation in the treatment of dementia paralytica