Edwin Klebs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edwin Klebs

Swiss biologist (1834-1913)

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1834

Place of Birth: Königsberg

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1913

Profession: university teacher, pathologist, bacteriologist

Nationality: Switzerland, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Edwin Klebs

  • Theodor Albrecht Edwin Klebs (6 February 1834 – 23 October 1913) 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 (now Corynebacterium diphtheriae).
  • He was the father of physician Arnold Klebs.

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