Reuben Leon Kahn
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Reuben Leon Kahn
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Born | July 26, 1887 Kovno, Lithuania |
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Died | July 22, 1979 Miami |
Citizenship | United States |
Nationality | Lithuania |
Fields | immunology |
Known for | test for syphilis |
Reuben Leon Kahn (born July 26, 1887 in Kovno, Lithuania - died July 22, 1979 in Miami) was an American immunologist.
He is best known for his investigations of blood reactions, like the Kahn test, an efficient test for syphilis.
[edit] References
- Cobb, W M (1971), “Reuben Leon Kahn, D.Sc., LL.D., M.D., Ph.D., 1887-.”, Journal of the National Medical Association 63 (5): 388-94, 1971 Sep, PMID:4941263, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4941263>