Friedrich Loeffler

Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler

Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler
Born 24 June 1852
Frankfurt (Oder)
Died 9 April 1915 (aged 62)
Berlin
Nationality German
Fields Bacteriology
Institutions University of Greifswald
Friedrich Loeffler Institute
Alma mater University of Würzburg
University of Berlin
Known for Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Aphthovirus
Influences Robert Koch

Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler (German: [ˈlœflɐ]; 24 June 1852 – 9 April 1915) was a German bacteriologist at the University of Greifswald.

Biography

He obtained his M.D. degree from the University of Berlin in 1874. He worked with Robert Koch from 1879 to 1884[1] as an assistant in the Imperial Health Office in Berlin. In 1884, he became staff physician at the Friedrich Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, and four years later became professor at the University of Greifswald.[2]

His development of original methods of staining rendered an important and lasting service to bacteriology.[2] Early in his career, he began a study of parasitic diseases.[3] Among his discoveries was the organism causing diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) and the cause of foot-and-mouth disease (Aphthovirus). His description of the diphtheria bacillus, published in 1884, was the originating cause of an antitoxin treatment.[3] He also created Löffler's serum, a coagulated blood serum used for the detection of the bacteria. In 1887, he founded the Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie und Parasitik.[2]

The Friedrich Loeffler Institute on the Isle of Riems near Greifswald is named in his honor.

Notes

  1. ↑ Isaac Asimov, Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 2nd Revised edition
  2. 1 2 3  Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Loeffler, Friedrich". Encyclopedia Americana.
  3. 1 2  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Löffler, Friedrich". Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York.

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