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Events on Friday 27 May 1910 2
1843 – 1910Robert Koch (1843-1910)Died 27 May 1910, aged 66German physician and microbiologist who identified the bacteria causing tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax, establishing key principles of modern bacteriology. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905. His methods for isolating and studying pathogens remain foundational to microbiology.
1843 – 1910Robert KochPioneer of BacteriologyDiscovered the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis and cholera; Nobel laureate.