Education
After attending Casimirianum from 1862 to 1871, he was educated at the University of Berlin, received the degree of Doctor of Medicine
physician university professor
After attending Casimirianum from 1862 to 1871, he was educated at the University of Berlin, received the degree of Doctor of Medicine
There he also became head of the Institute of Hygiene. He became generally known for his classification of bacteria. His Structure and Functions of Bacteria (2d ed, 1900), was the standard in its field
In 1875, and went to Egypt and India as member of the German Cholera Commission. In 1889, he was a member of the Plankton Expedition and 10 years later became professor at the University of Kiel.