Robert Koch - Wiki | Photos | Inventions | Postulates | Awards
Robert Koch - Wiki | Photos | Inventions | Postulates | Awards Robert Koch Great Physician and Microbiologist Robert Heinrich Hermann Koch ( 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist . As the founder of modern bacteriology , he is known for his role in identifying the specific causative agents of tuberculosis , cholera , and anthrax and for giving experimental support for the concept of infectious disease. Koch experimented with toxic medicines, including arsenic preparations, on colonial African subjects. In addition to his innovative studies on these diseases, which involved experimenting on humans, Koch created and improved laboratory technologies and techniques in the field of microbiology, and made key discoveries in public health. His research led to the creation of Koch's postulates , a series of four generalized principles linking specific microorganisms to sp...