Edwin Klebs
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1834 – 1913
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Who was Edwin Klebs?
Theodor Albrecht Edwin Klebs was a German-Swiss pathologist. He is mainly known for his work on infectious diseases. His works paved the way for the beginning of modern bacteriology, and inspired Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch. He was the first to identify a bacterium that causes diphtheria, which was called Klebs-Loeffler bacterium. He is the father of physician Arnold Klebs.
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- Born
- Feb 6, 1834
Königsberg - Children
- Nationality
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Education
- University of Königsberg
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- University of Würzburg
- Employment
- University of Würzburg
- Died
- Oct 23, 1913
Bern
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on July 23, 2013
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