Robert Koch

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Robert Koch was a pioneering German physician and microbiologist who identified the causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax, laying the foundations of modern bacteriology.

Observed surface forms (2)

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Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch 0 1
Robert Koch (microbiologist) 0 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bacteriologist
human
microbiologist
physician
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Order of the Red Eagle
Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
surface form: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
causeOfDeath heart disease
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
dateOfBirth 1843-12-11
dateOfDeath 1910-05-27
developed Koch's postulates
methods for cultivating bacteria on solid media
discovered Bacillus anthracis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Vibrio cholerae
educatedAt University of Göttingen
employer Reich Health Office
surface form: Imperial Health Office of Germany

Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin
familyName Koch
fieldOfWork bacteriology
infectious disease
microbiology
givenName Robert
hasCanonicalName Robert Koch self-linksurface differs
surface form: Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch
influencedBy Louis Pasteur
knownFor Koch's postulates
founding modern bacteriology
nativeLanguage German
NobelPrizeCategory Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
surface form: Physiology or Medicine
NobelPrizeYear 1905
notableWork discovery of Bacillus anthracis
discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
discovery of Vibrio cholerae
occupation physician
scientist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Clausthal
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Kingdom of Hanover
placeOfDeath Baden-Baden
Grand Duchy of Baden
positionHeld Director of the Institute for Infectious Diseases in Berlin
Professor of Hygiene at the University of Berlin
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sexOrGender male
studied anthrax
cholera
tuberculosis
workLocation Berlin

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Koch's postulates formulatedBy Robert Koch
Behring hasAcademicAdvisor Robert Koch
subject surface form: Emil Adolf von Behring
Robert Koch hasCanonicalName Robert Koch self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch
Koch hasNotableBearer Robert Koch
Koch hasNotableBearer Robert Koch
this entity surface form: Robert Koch (microbiologist)
Germany hasNotableScientist Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur influenced Robert Koch
Behring influencedBy Robert Koch
subject surface form: Emil Adolf von Behring
Shibasaburo Kitasato influencedBy Robert Koch
Koch's postulates namedAfter Robert Koch
Robert Koch Gold Medal namedAfter Robert Koch
Robert Koch Institute namedAfter Robert Koch