Biographical detailsThis section has been translated automatically.
(¤ 1843, † 1910) Bacteriologist, working in Berlin Robert Koch was a German doctor and microbiologist. Koch is regarded as the founder of modern bacteriology and microbiology and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1905. His achievements include the discovery of the pathogen causing anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) in 1876 and the identification of the pathogen causing tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in 1882.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer