Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer | |
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 c. 1928 | |
| Born | 27 March 1858 |
| Died | 15 September 1945 (aged 87) Bad Landek (Prussia, now Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland) |
| Known for | Endotoxins discovery |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS),[1] Pasteur medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microbiology |
Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer FRS[1] (27 March 1858 – 15 September 1945) was a German physician and bacteriologist. Pfeiffer was born to Otto Pfeiffer, a German pastor of the local Evangelical parish, and Natalia née Jüttner, in Treustädt, Province of Posen (Prussia), and died in Bad Landeck (Prussia, now Poland).