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Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler (German:; 24 June 1852 – 9 April 1915) was a German bacteriologist at the University of Greifswald. Biography [ edit ] He obtained his M.D. degree from the University of Berlin in 1874.
Friedrich Loeffler was a German physician, bacteriologist and virologist who discovered the causative agents of glanders, diphtheria, erysipelas and foot- and mouth disease. He founded the world's first virological research institute in 1910 and is honored by the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI).
Jun 20, 2024 · Friedrich August Johannes Loffler, German bacteriologist who, with Edwin Klebs, in 1884 discovered the organism that causes diphtheria, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, commonly known as the Klebs-Loffler bacillus.
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Summary. When starting the experiments on foot and mouth disease on the Isle of Riems in October 1910, Friedrich Loeffler could continue investigations that had been interrupted in 1907 by ministerial order. Loeffler’s appointment to Berlin in 1913 and his sudden death in 1915 lead to the temporary cessation of work on the Riems.
- W. Wittmann
- 1999
Friedrich August Johannes Löffler (Loeffler), German Bacteriologist. Although Edwin Klebs first saw the bacillus causing diphtheria in 1883, it was Friedrich August Johannes Löffler (Loeffler) who isolated the bacillus ( Corynebacterium diphtheriae) the following year.
- Robert A. Kyle, David P. Steensma, Marc A. Shampo
- 2015
While associated with the universities of Greifswald and Berlin, he became one of the outstanding investigators of microorganisms and immunology in the great days of these disciplines in central Europe. 1 His initial exposure to medicine and military service came through his father, who, as a senior army surgeon, reached the rank of general with...
Friedrich Löffler (frē´drĬkh löf´lər), 1852–1915, German bacteriologist. From 1888 he taught hygiene at the Univ. of Greifswald.
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