PHYSICIAN
Robert Koch
1843 - 1910
Robert Koch
Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch ( KOKH; German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈkɔx] ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax, he is regarded as one of the main founders of modern bacteriology. As such he is popularly nicknamed the father of microbiology (with Louis Pasteur), and as the father of medical bacteriology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Koch has received more than 3,296,343 page views. His biography is available in 112 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 110 in 2019). Robert Koch is the 5th most popular physician, the 39th most popular biography from Germany and the most popular German Physician.
Robert Koch is most famous for discovering the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.
Memorability Metrics
3.3M
Page Views (PV)
79.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
112
Languages Editions (L)
14.30
Effective Languages (L*)
3.73
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Robert Koch ranks 5 out of 726. Before him are Hippocrates, Galen, Paracelsus, and Florence Nightingale. After him are Basil of Caesarea, Josef Mengele, Edward Jenner, L. L. Zamenhof, Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, Andreas Vesalius, and Albert Schweitzer.
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Go to all RankingsHippocrates
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 1
Galen
129 - 215
HPI: 82.12
Rank: 2
Paracelsus
1493 - 1541
HPI: 81.72
Rank: 3
Florence Nightingale
1820 - 1910
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 4
Robert Koch
1843 - 1910
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 5
Basil of Caesarea
329 - 379
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 6
Josef Mengele
1911 - 1979
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 7
Edward Jenner
1749 - 1823
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 8
L. L. Zamenhof
1859 - 1917
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 9
Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
865 - 925
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 10
Andreas Vesalius
1514 - 1564
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 11
Albert Schweitzer
1875 - 1965
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1843, Robert Koch ranks 1. After him are Edvard Grieg, Charles Albert Gobat, Bertha von Suttner, Frederick VIII of Denmark, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Camillo Golgi, Louis Renault, Henry James, William McKinley, Gabriel Tarde, and Elisabeth of Wied. Among people deceased in 1910, Robert Koch ranks 5. Before him are Leo Tolstoy, Henry Dunant, Mark Twain, and Florence Nightingale. After him are Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, William James, Henri Rousseau, Edward VII, Nadar, Chulalongkorn, and O. Henry.
Others Born in 1843
Go to all RankingsRobert Koch
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1910
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 1
Edvard Grieg
COMPOSER
1843 - 1907
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 2
Charles Albert Gobat
LAWYER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 3
Bertha von Suttner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 4
Frederick VIII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1912
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 5
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1878
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 6
Camillo Golgi
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1926
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 7
Louis Renault
LAWYER
1843 - 1918
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 8
Henry James
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 9
William McKinley
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 10
Gabriel Tarde
SOCIOLOGIST
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 11
Elisabeth of Wied
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1910
Go to all RankingsLeo Tolstoy
WRITER
1828 - 1910
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 1
Henry Dunant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 2
Mark Twain
WRITER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 3
Florence Nightingale
PHYSICIAN
1820 - 1910
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 4
Robert Koch
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1910
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 5
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
WRITER
1832 - 1910
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 6
William James
PSYCHOLOGIST
1842 - 1910
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 7
Henri Rousseau
PAINTER
1844 - 1910
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 8
Edward VII
NOBLEMAN
1841 - 1910
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 9
Nadar
PHOTOGRAPHER
1820 - 1910
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 10
Chulalongkorn
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1910
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 11
O. Henry
WRITER
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Robert Koch ranks 39 out of 7,253. Before him are Franz Beckenbauer (1945), Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Heinrich Himmler (1900), Angela Merkel (1954), Thomas Mann (1875), and Erwin Rommel (1891). After him are Hermann Göring (1893), Bernhard Riemann (1826), Werner Heisenberg (1901), Alexander von Humboldt (1769), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), and Pope Benedict XVI (1927).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFranz Beckenbauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 33
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1941
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 34
Heinrich Himmler
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 35
Angela Merkel
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 36
Thomas Mann
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 37
Erwin Rommel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1944
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 38
Robert Koch
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1910
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 39
Hermann Göring
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1946
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 40
Bernhard Riemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1866
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 41
Werner Heisenberg
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1976
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 42
Alexander von Humboldt
GEOGRAPHER
1769 - 1859
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 43
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
912 - 973
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 44
Pope Benedict XVI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2022
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 45
Among PHYSICIANS In Germany
Among physicians born in Germany, Robert Koch ranks 1. After him are Josef Mengele (1911), Alois Alzheimer (1864), Georgius Agricola (1494), Emil Kraepelin (1856), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883), Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884), Gerhard Domagk (1895), Otto Loewi (1873), Theodor Morell (1886), and Werner Forssmann (1904).
Robert Koch
1843 - 1910
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 1
Josef Mengele
1911 - 1979
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 2
Alois Alzheimer
1864 - 1915
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 3
Georgius Agricola
1494 - 1555
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 4
Emil Kraepelin
1856 - 1926
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 5
Samuel Hahnemann
1755 - 1843
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 6
Otto Heinrich Warburg
1883 - 1970
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 7
Otto Fritz Meyerhof
1884 - 1951
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 8
Gerhard Domagk
1895 - 1964
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 9
Otto Loewi
1873 - 1961
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 10
Theodor Morell
1886 - 1948
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 11
Werner Forssmann
1904 - 1979
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 12