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Born February 6, 1834 • Russia
Died October 23, 1913 (aged 79) • Bern • Switzerland
Subjects Of Study Corynebacterium diphtheriae • germ theory
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Friedrich August Johannes Löffler
German bacteriologist
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Agostino Bassi
Italian bacteriologist
Robert Koch
Robert Koch
German bacteriologist
Ferdinand Cohn
Ferdinand Cohn
German botanist
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Friedrich Gustav Jacob Henle
German pathologist
Emil von Behring, 1914.
Emil von Behring
German bacteriologist
Gerhard Domagk
Gerhard Domagk
German scientist
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Hans Buchner
German bacteriologist
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August von Wassermann
German bacteriologist
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David Bruce
British physician
Painting by Albert Edelfelt showing Louis Pasteur in his laboratory, holding a glass flask and examining it intently, surrounded by scientific equipment on a workbench.
Louis Pasteur
French chemist and microbiologist
Sir Alexander Fleming sits holding a petri dish in one hand, wearing a suit and bow tie, with papers stacked beside him.
Alexander Fleming
Scottish bacteriologist
Oil painting by Jan Verkolje showing Antonie van Leeuwenhoek seated at a table with a globe, papers, inkstand, and a compass in hand, wearing a brown robe and white shirt.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch scientist
Walter Reed
Walter Reed
American pathologist and bacteriologist
Oswald Avery.
Oswald Avery
American bacteriologist
Kitasato Shibasaburo, c. 1928.
Kitasato Shibasaburo
Japanese physician and bacteriologist
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Alice Evans
American scientist
Fracastoro, engraving
Girolamo Fracastoro
Italian physician
Yersin, Alexandre
Alexandre Yersin
French bacteriologist
Nicolle, Charles-Jules-Henri
Charles-Jules-Henri Nicolle
French bacteriologist