Julius Richard Petri

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1852 – 1921

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Who was Julius Richard Petri?

Julius Richard Petri was a German microbiologist who is generally credited with inventing the Petri dish while working as assistant to pioneering bacteriologist Robert Koch.

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Born
May 31, 1852
Barmen
Ethnicity
  • Germans
Nationality
  • Germany
  • Prussia
Profession
Education
  • Medical degree, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Akademie Medizin
    (1871 - 1876)
  • Charité
Employment
  • Reservist, Charité
    (1876 - 1882)
Lived in
  • Berlin
Died
Dec 20, 1921
Zeitz

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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