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Apr 30, 2024 · Robert Koch (born Dec. 11, 1843, Clausthal, Hannover [now Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Ger.]—died May 27, 1910, Baden-Baden, Ger.) was a German physician and one of the founders of bacteriology. He discovered the anthrax disease cycle (1876) and the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis (1882) and cholera (1883).
Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (English: / k ɒ x / KOKH, German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈkɔx] ⓘ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis , cholera and anthrax , he is regarded as one of the main founders of ...
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- Imperial Health Office, Berlin, University of Berlin
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Robert Koch? Physician Robert Koch is best known for isolating the tuberculosis bacterium, the cause of numerous deaths in the mid-19th century. He won the Nobel Prize in 1905 for...
Nov 10, 2018 · The German physician Robert Koch (December 11, 1843 — May 27, 1910) is considered the father of modern bacteriology for his work demonstrating that specific microbes are responsible for causing specific diseases. Koch discovered the life cycle of the bacteria responsible for anthrax and identified the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and cholera.
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Robert Koch was a German physician who is widely credited as one of the founders of bacteriology and microbiology. He investigated the anthrax disease cycle in 1876, and studied the bacteria that causes tuberculosis in 1882, and cholera in 1883. He also formulated Koch's postulates.
Curated features. About. Robert Koch, 1843-1910. Robert Koch was one of the most important and influential bacteriologists in history. He is credited with developing many innovative and fundamental laboratory techniques—some of which are still used today—and proving that microorganisms cause anthrax, cholera, and tuberculosis.
Robert Koch was born to a mining family in Clausthal in the Harz region of Germany on 11 December 1843. He was the third of 13 children. After completing his schooling, he went to university in Göttingen, studying natural sciences for one semester and then changing to medicine.
