When was Robert Koch born?

Robert Koch was born on 11 December 1843 in Clausthal.

Where did Robert Koch study?

Robert Koch was educated at University of Göttingen.

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Robert Koch

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German physician, bacteriologist (1843–1910)

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Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch 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".

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Born: 11 December 1843 wd
Place of birth: Clausthal wd
Died: 27 May 1910 wd
Place of death: Baden-Baden wd
Citizenship: Kingdom of Hanover, German Empire wd
Occupation: biologist, physician, inventor, photographer, university teacher, chemist wd
Education: University of Göttingen wd
Spouse: Emmy Koch, Hedwig Koch wd

Awards wd

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1905)
honorary citizen of Berlin
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1909)
honorary citizen of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1897)
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1889)

Questions

When was Robert Koch born?: Robert Koch was born on 11 December 1843 in Clausthal.
Where did Robert Koch study?: Robert Koch was educated at University of Göttingen.

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