Theodor Escherich

Theodor Escherich
Theodor Escherich, around 1900
Born	(1857-11-29)29 November 1857 Ansbach, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	15 February 1911(1911-02-15) (aged 53) Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Nationality	German, Austrian
Citizenship	Kingdom of Bavaria Austria-Hungary
Alma mater	University of Würzburg University of Kiel University of Berlin
Known for	Discovery of Escherichia coli
Spouse	Margaretha Pfaundler
Awards	k. k. Hofrat (1906)
Scientific career
Fields	Medicine, pediatrics, bacteriology
Institutions	Julius Hospital, Würzburg St. Anna Children's Hospital, Vienna Children’s Polyclinic of the Reisingerianum, Munich Hauner Children’s Hospital, Munich University of Munich University of Graz
Doctoral advisor	Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt
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Theodor Escherich (German pronunciation: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈʔɛʃəʁɪç]; 29 November 1857 – 15 February 1911) was a German-Austrian pediatrician and a professor at universities in Graz and Vienna. He discovered and described the bacterium Escherichia coli.^[1]