Robert Koch
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About
Founding father of microbiology who is known for identifying the specific causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905.
Before Fame
He became a medical officer after his time in the Franco-Prussian war.
Trivia
The first steps to curing tuberculosis were taken when he isolated the disease in 1882 and he gave experimental support for the concept of infectious disease, which was not yet a scientifically accepted concept.
Family Life
He married Emmy Adolfine Josephine Fraatz in 1866, and the couple had a daughter two years later.
Associated With
He won the Nobel Prize five decades before James Watson did.
