Robert Koch

Also known as Koch, Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch, Robert Heinrich Hermann Koch, R. Koch, R Koch, Koch R, Koch R.

German physician, bacteriologist (1843–1910)

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Robert Koch was a German physician and bacteriologist who lived from 1843 to 1910 and pioneered the study of disease-causing bacteria. His work established the foundational methods for identifying which microorganisms cause specific diseases, making him a central figure in the birth of modern microbiology and medicine.

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Berichte über Die Tätigkeit der Malariaexpedition 1899-1900
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Die Bekämpfung der Infektionskrankheiten Inbesondere der Kriegsseuchen
Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated - Robert Koch
Professor Koch on the Bacteriological Diagnosis of Cholera, Water-Filtration and Cholera, and the Cholera in Germany During the Winter Of 1892-93

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Gender: Male
Origin: Germany
Active from: 1962

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Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,865x
The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data
· 1977 · cited 61,615x
Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,817x
Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,427x
Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,851x

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1905
“for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis”

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Commons category: Robert Koch
date of birth: 1843-12-11
date of death: 1910-05-27
Commons gallery: Robert Koch
birth name: Robert Heinrich Hermann Koch
name in native language: Robert Heinrich Hermann Koch
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1 object attributed to Robert Koch, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Bericht über die Untersuchungen des Berliner Leitungswassers in der Zeit vom 1.Juni 1885 bis 1.April 1896 ausgeführt im hygienischen Institut der Universität Berlin

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Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (/kɒx/ KOKH; German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt kɔx] ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist. He won the 1905 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis".

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 modern bacteriology. As such, he is popularly nicknamed the father of microbiology (with Louis Pasteur), and as the father of medical bacteriology. His discovery of the anthrax bacterium (Bacillus anthracis) in 1876 is considered the birth of modern bacteriology. Koch used his discoveries to establish that germs "could cause a specific disease" and directly provided proofs for the germ theory of diseases, therefore creating the scientific basis of public health, saving millions of lives. For his life's work, Koch is seen as one of the founders of modern medicine.