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Robert Koch
Full Name: Heinrich Herman Robert Koch
~Er heißt Heinrich Herman Robert Koch.
Father's Name: Hermann Koch
~Sein Vatters Name ist Hermann Koch
Mother's Name: Mathilde Julie Henriette Biewend
~Mutters Name ist Mathilde Julie Henriette Biewend.
Date of Birth: December 11,1843
~ Er ist am 11. Dezember 1843 geboren.
Date of Death: May 27,1910
~Er ist am 27. Mai 1910 gestorben.
Birth Place:Clausthal, Germany
~Er ist im Clausthal, Deutschland geboren.
Death Place:Baden-Baden, Germany
~Er ist im Baden-Baden, Deutschland geboren.
A Comtemporary: Carl Weigert
~ Ein Altersgenosse is Carl Weigert.
Accomplishments
In 1905 he won the Nobel Prize for his work on Tuberculosis.
He discovered what caused Tuberculosis.
Interesting Information
He is a founding foather of microbiology.
He died from a heartattack.
He was a professor at Berlin University from 1885-1890.
Citations
"Robert Koch." World of Health. Gale, 2007. Biography in Context. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
GRADMANN, CHRISTOPH. "Robert Koch." Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire. Ed. John Merriman and Jay Winter. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. Biography in Context. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
Robert Koch." World of Microbiology and Immunology. Ed. Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Biography in Context. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
"Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch." Gale Biography in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Biography in Context. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
The Flag of Germany." Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations Online. Detroit: U*X*L, 2010. Student Resources in Context. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.