Julius Richard Petri Scientist

Julius Richard Petri (May 31, 1852 – December 20, 1921) was a German microbiologist who is generally credited with inventing the Petri dish while working as assistant to pioneering bacteriologist Robert Koch.

Personal facts

Julius Richard Petri
Birth dateMay 31, 1852
Birth place
Germany , German Confederation , Barmen
Nationality
Prussia
Citizenship
Germany
Date of deathDecember 20, 1921
Place of death
Germany , Zeitz , Weimar Republic
Residence
Berlin

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Scientist

Field of study
Surgeon
Microbiology
Military medicine

Topical connections

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Julius Richard Petri on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072320419/20534/hesse.html
  2. http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=petri%20dish
  3. http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/1079.html