Johann Friedrich Bernhard Fischer (19 February 1852

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- 2 August 1915

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) was a German

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noted for his classification system for bacteria.

Biography

After attending Casimirianum from 1862 to 1871, he was educated at the

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, received the degree of

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in 1875, and went to

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and

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as member of the German Cholera Commission. In 1889, he was a member of the Plankton Expedition and 10 years later became professor at the

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. There he also became head of the Institute of Hygiene. He became generally known for his classification of bacteria. His ''Structure and Functions of Bacteria'' (2d ed., 1900), was the standard in its field.

Works

* ''Die neueren Arzneimittel : für Apotheker, Aerzte und Drogisten'' . Springer, Berlin 5. Aufl. 189
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* ''Lehrbuch der Chemie für Pharmaceuten : mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Vorbereitung zum Gehilfen-Examen; mit 103 Holzschnitten'' . Enke, Stuttgart 3rd ed. 189
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References

1852 births 1915 deaths German bacteriologists Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Academic staff of the University of Kiel {{Germany-scientist-stub