Historedia
Group or institution

German Medical Team

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1883–1884

Every event in Historedia whose sources name German Medical Team, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Robert Koch discovers the cholera bacillus

    1883–1884

    Role: Investigation Team

    1. August 1883 · AlexandriaGerman Team Sent to Alexandria

      The German government dispatched Robert Koch and a medical team to Alexandria, Egypt, in August 1883 to investigate the cholera epidemic.

    2. 7 January 1884 · Calcutta (now Kolkata)Isolation of Cholera Bacillus

      After being transferred to Calcutta, India, Robert Koch isolated the cholera bacterium in pure culture on 7 January 1884, confirming its role as the cause of the disease.

Sources

  1. Robert Koch Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  2. Vibrio cholerae Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
  3. 1881–1896 cholera pandemic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10