# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/julius-richard-petri
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:02:13.153Z

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name: "Julius Richard Petri"
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description: "Julius Richard Petri was a German microbiologist who is generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, which is named after him, while working as assistant to bacteriologist Robert Koch."
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birthDate: "1852-05-31"
deathDate: "1921-12-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump