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Edwin Klebs

Swiss biologist (1834-1913)

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Lived 1834–1913, aged 79Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandAcademicsAcademic
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    1834–1913
    Aged 79
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Updated 2026-06-16

Theodor Albrecht Edwin Klebs was a German-Swiss microbiologist. He is mainly known for his work on infectious diseases. His works paved the way for the beginning of modern bacteriology, and inspired Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch. He was the first to identify a bacterium that causes diphtheria, which was called Klebs–Loeffler bacterium. He was the father of physician Arnold Klebs.

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