Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger was a Danish physician and professor of anatomical pathology at the University of Copenhagen. He was the recipient of the 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discovery of the Spiroptera carcinoma". He claimed to have shown that the roundworm which he called Spiroptera carcinoma could cause stomach cancer in rats and mice. His experimental results were later proven to be a case of mistaken conclusion.
Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)
Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)
On April 23, in the year 1867, Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of April 23, one of 445 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on April 23, 1867 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 26 October 2025.
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