Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for research on immunity, particularly his discovery of phagocytosis as a cellular defence mechanism.
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Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov
Nobel Prize history for Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
1Recorded awards
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Recorded Nobel Prize awards
1 distinct award entry or entries in the World History Database.
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