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Robert Koch (1843-1910): Founder of the Science of Bacteriology and Discoverer of the Tubercle Bacillus *
A Study of his Life and Work
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This account of the life and work of Robert Koch formed the basis of a Dissertation for the Diploma of History and Philosophy of Medicine and Pharmacy, Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. A contracted version of this paper was presented to the Osler Club of London in June 1978. Reprinted with the kind permission of Br J Dis Chest (1979; 73: 389-394) and the author.
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