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Paul Ehrlich died on August 20, 1915 at the age of 61.

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Paul Ehrlich is best known for his discovery of salvarsan, the first effective treatment for syphilis. He also proposed the "magic bullet" concept, suggesting that drugs could be designed to target specific disease-causing agents without harming healthy cells.


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