Robert Koch By EmilianoVidania Dec 11, 1843 Born Dec 17, 1880 He was appointed to the Imperial Health Department in Berlin. Apr 14, 1882 He discovered the Tubercle bacillus Nov 14, 1883 He discovered the Cholera bacillus Jan 14, 1905 He received the Nobel Prize in Medicine He is considered the founder of bacteriology May 27, 1910 Dies