| Georges Jean Franz Köhler | |
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Georges Jean Franz Köhler
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| Born | March 17, 1946 Munich |
| Died | March 1, 1995 (aged 48) Freiburg im Breisgau |
| Nationality | German |
| Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology |
| Known for | monoclonal antibodies |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984 |
Georges Jean Franz Köhler (Munich, March 17, 1946 – March 1, 1995 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German biologist.
Together with César Milstein and Niels Kaj Jerne, Köhler won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984, "for work on the immune system and the production of monoclonal antibodies". A portion of this research was performed at the Basel Institute for Immunology.
In 1984 he became director of the Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology where he worked until his death.
Georges Köhler died in 1995.