Theodor Escherich

Theodor Escherich
Theodor Escherich, around 1900
Born(1857-11-29)29 November 1857
Died15 February 1911(1911-02-15) (aged 53)
NationalityGerman, Austrian
Citizenship
Alma mater
Known forDiscovery of Escherichia coli
SpouseMargaretha Pfaundler
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, pediatrics, bacteriology
Institutions
Doctoral advisorCarl 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]

  1. ^ Shulman, S. T.; Friedmann, H. C.; Sims, R. H. (15 October 2007). "Theodor Escherich: The First Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician?". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 45 (8): 1025–1029. doi:10.1086/521946. PMID 17879920.