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Show Dr. Koch Called by Death. Baden Baden. Prof. Robert Koch, the famous bacteriologist, died here Friday afternoon, from a disease of the heart. Ho was born in Klausthal, Hanover, . December 11, 1813. Prof. Koch became distinguished as an investigator in-vestigator of micro-organisms, but probably gained most renown as tho discoverer of the bacilli of tuberculosis tubercu-losis and of cholera. Ho was graduated gradu-ated In 18CC from tho University of Gocttlngen, and while a practitioner at Woolstein began his researches In bacteriology. In 1882 ho announced his discovery of tho bacilli of con- imptlon. |