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Max Joseph Pettenkofer, ennobled in 1883 as Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (3 December 1818 – 10 February 1901) was a Bavarian chemist and hygienist. He is known for his work in practical hygiene, as an apostle of good water, fresh air and proper sewage disposal. He was further known as an anti-contagionist, a school of thought, named later on ...
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (1818-1901) studied chemistry and mineralogy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He worked as an actor and joined the Munich medical faculty as a chemist. In his research, he gradually switched from inorganic chemistry to what is now biochemistry.
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PETTENKOFER, MAX JOSEF VON (b. Lichten heim [near Neuburg], Germany, 3 December 1818; d. Munich, Germany, 10 February 1901) chemistry, hygiene, epidemiology. Although Pettenkofer initiated advances in many fields of science, his fame rests chiefly upon his pioneering accomplishments in experimental hygiene, a discipline that he founded.
The indoor air science community is familiar with both the research and community hygiene efforts of Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (1818-1902). Among his many great achievements and contributions to the science, policy, and practice of hygiene, 1 Pettenkofer first observed and demonstrated how carbon dioxide could be used as the main indicator of ...
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Max von Pettenkofer (1818-1901) – forward thinker in public health and founder of the world’s first center of excellence in hygiene. With his diverse and varied life’s work, Max von Pettenkofer is one of the most exciting minds in 19th century science.
May 16, 2024 · Pettenkofer, Max Joseph von (1818-1901) Description: Papers of Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, [1891], relate to his interest and work concerning sanitation and pollution and comprise a...
Max Josef von Pettenkofer (1818-1901) Diane Josefowicz, Science Editor, the Victorian Web. [ Victorian Web Home —> Science —> Biology —> Medicine & Public Health —> Bacteriology] Max Josef von Pettenkofer, chemist and founder of the field of "experimental hygiene," studied natural sciences at the University of Munich.
