Show DR OR ROBERT KOCH CALLED BT BY Y DEATH BADEN BADE BADEN May MRY Professor 21 Professor Robert Roberl Koch th the famous bacteriologist died hero late laio yc yesterday from Irom a H. disease of the thc heart He lie was born In Klaus Hanover December 11 1813 Professor Koch became distinguished asan AS ns an nn Investigator tor of micro organisms but probably trained gained most renown as ns the tho discoverer die dis coverer of the tho bacilli of or tuberculosis and of or cholera He lie was W S graduated In 1566 61 from Crom tho the University of and while a a. practitioner at began tits nl researches In bacteriology It was In 1882 that Professor Koch first announced his discovery overy of the tho bacilli of tuberculosis The following year ho he was wan if sent by the German government to India and Egypt to study cholera colera and there thero he discovered rc 1 tho the comma bacillus the thc presence pres pres- presence ence of which Is la regarded as an Infallible test In diagnosing Asiatic cholera In 1890 1530 at tho the meeting of the tho International International Medical congress Professor Koch announced the discover discovery of or a specific cure euro for tuberculosis but while his announcement announce announce- announcement i ment created a n. sensation the medical profession generally did not aC accept It as asa n a foci fact and subsequent did not fully substantiate tho rho claims of Koch in inthis this direction Prore Professor or Koch received decorations from the Germ German n and French governments for or his dl discoveries Ho He I visited felted lilt cd th the United States In 1908 1305 and and attended nt tho International Int Tuberculosis congress in Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia |