# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/max-joseph-von-pettenkofer
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:54:34.876Z

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name: "Max Joseph von Pettenkofer"
slug: "max-joseph-von-pettenkofer"
description: "Max Joseph Pettenkofer, ennobled in 1883 as Max Joseph von Pettenkofer was a Bavarian chemist and hygienist. He is known for his work in practical hygiene, as an apostle of good water, fresh air and proper sewage disposal. He was further known as an anti-contagionist, a school of thought, named later on, that did not believe in the then novel concept that bacteria were the main cause of disease. In particular he argued in favor of a variety of conditions collectively contributing to the incidence of disease including: personal state of health, the fermentation of environmental ground water, and also the germ in question. He was most well known for his establishment of hygiene as an experimental science and also was a strong proponent for the founding of hygiene institutes in Germany. His work served as an example which other institutes around the world emulated."
tagline: "Bavarian chemist and hygienist (1818–1901)"
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birthDate: "1818-12-03"
deathDate: "1901-02-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
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