Historedia
Person

Robert Koch

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1882–1884

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Robert Koch, 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 announces discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus in Berlin

    1882

    Role: Discoverer of the tuberculosis bacillus

    1. 24 March 1882 · BerlinAnnouncement of Tuberculosis Discovery

      Koch presented his findings on the causative agent of tuberculosis to the German Physiological Society in Berlin on 24 March 1882.

    2. June 1882 · Imperial Health Office (location not stated in sources)Promotion to Senior Executive Position

      Koch was promoted to Geheimer Regierungsrat in June 1882 following his discovery of the tuberculosis bacterium.

  2. Robert Koch discovers the cholera bacillus

    1883–1884

    Role: Bacteriologist

    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