MEDICINE: Robert Koch 1905 - Sao Paulo, BRAZIL
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S 23° 34.063 W 046° 43.192
23K E 324473 N 7392578
Bust of the German scientist. Part of nine busts in the Museu de Microbiologia in Sao Paulo.
Waymark Code: WM2NN3
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Date Posted: 11/26/2007
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"Robert Koch (December 11, 1843 – May 27, 1910) was a German physician. He became famous for isolating Bacillus anthracis (1877), the tuberculosis bacillus (1882) and the cholera vibrio (1883) and for his development of Koch's postulates.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his tuberculosis findings in 1905. He is considered one of the founders of bacteriology." Wikipedia
Field of Accomplishment: Physiology/Medicine
Year of Award: 1905
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