Friedrich Loeffler
Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler | |
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Born | 24 June 1852 Frankfurt (Oder) |
Died | 9 April 1915 (aged 62) Berlin |
Nationality | German |
Fields | Bacteriology |
Institutions | University of Greifswald Friedrich Loeffler Institute |
Alma mater | University of Würzburg University of Berlin |
Known for | Corynebacterium diphtheriae Aphthovirus |
Influences | Robert Koch |
Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler (German: [ˈlœflɐ]; 24 June 1852 – 9 April 1915) was a German bacteriologist at the University of Greifswald.
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Biography
He obtained his M.D. degree from the University of Berlin in 1874. He worked with Robert Koch from 1879 to 1884[1] as an assistant in the Imperial Health Office in Berlin. In 1884, he became staff physician at the Friedrich Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, and four years later became professor at the University of Greifswald.[2]
His development of original methods of staining rendered an important and lasting service to bacteriology.[2] Early in his career, he began a study of parasitic diseases.[3] Among his discoveries was the organism causing diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) and the cause of foot-and-mouth disease (Aphthovirus). His description of the diphtheria bacillus, published in 1884, was the originating cause of an antitoxin treatment.[3] He also created Löffler's serum, a coagulated blood serum used for the detection of the bacteria. In 1887, he founded the Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie und Parasitik.[2]
The Friedrich Loeffler Institute on the Isle of Riems near Greifswald is named in his honor.
Notes
- ↑ Isaac Asimov, Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 2nd Revised edition
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