Koch
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Koch
| Lat: 42.85°S, Long: 150.49°E, Diam: 94.7 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
Left: LROC image WAC No. M118871122ME. Calibrated by LROC_WAC_Previewer.
Right: Clementine
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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). 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.
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