# Robert Koch

_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".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 11 December 1843 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37193#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Clausthal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37193#P19))
- **Died:** 27 May 1910 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37193#P570))
- **Place of death:** Baden-Baden ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37193#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Kingdom of Hanover; German Empire ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37193#P27))
- **Occupation:** biologist; physician; inventor; photographer; university teacher; chemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37193#P106))
- **Education:** University of Göttingen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37193#P69))
- **Spouse:** Emmy Koch; Hedwig Koch ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37193#P26))
- **Awards:** Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; honorary citizen of Berlin; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; honorary citizen of Clausthal-Zellerfeld; Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37193#P166))

## 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.

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Robert Koch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Koch) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): रोबर्ट कोच](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9A) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q37193](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37193) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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"Robert Koch". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/robert-koch. Retrieved 25 October 2026.