May 16, 1845
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: La France savante
- Source: Base biographique
- Source: SNAC
- Source: Léonore database
- Source: Roglo
- Source: BnF authorities
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Élie Metchnikoff
Russian-French immunologist, embryologist, biologist
Élie Metchnikoff has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists May 15, 1845 in Ivanivka, Ukraine.
Born
May 15, 1845
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: July 15, 1916
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Birthplace
- Ivanivka, Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Professions
- chemist, biologist, botanist, inventor, bacteriologist, physiologist, physician, immunologist, entomologist, zoologist
- Citizenship
- France, Russian Empire
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: May 15, 1845 (Krugosvet; Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)) or May 16, 1845 (La France savante; Base biographique; SNAC; Léonore database; Roglo; BnF authorities) or May 15, 1845 (No external source identified).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
May 15, 1845
Precision: day · Rank: normal
No external source identified
More about Élie Metchnikoff
Family
- Sibling
- Léon Metchnikoff
All birth date sources
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Questions people ask
Where was Élie Metchnikoff born?
Élie Metchnikoff was born in Ivanivka, Ukraine; Kharkiv, Ukraine.