Robert Koch

Heinrich Herman Robert Koch (11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician. He became famous for isolating Bacillus anthracis (1877), the Tuberculosis bacillus (1882) and the Vibrio cholera (1883) and for his development of Koch's postulates. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his tuberculosis findings in 1905. He is considered one of the founders of microbiology—he inspired such major figures as Paul Ehrlich an... more

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  • Dec 11, 1843

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  • May 27, 1910 (age 66 years)

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  • Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch

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Year Award Winning work Notes/Description
  • 1905
  • "for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis"
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