title: [Karl Landsteiner (1868–1943) and the discovery of blood groups].
abstract: Karl Landsteiner, a Viennese M.D. and pathologist, discovered in the years 1900–1901 the first human blood groups, ABO groups. Furthermore, he made numerous significant contributions to various fields of the biomedical science. In this paper I report on his life and work in Vienna, The Hague and New York.
authors.affiliation: EFS Lorraine-Champagne, site de Nancy, avenue de Bourgogne, 54511 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France. jean-pierre.aymard@efs.sante.fr
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Aymard
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens