# Koch Discovers the Tuberculosis Bacterium (1882)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1882-koch-discovers-the-tuberculosis-bacterium
Location: Berlin
Categories: main-event

On 24 March 1882 Robert Koch announced the discovery of the bacterium causing tuberculosis. He later identified the cholera pathogen. He received the Nobel Prize in 1905.

## Why it matters
It revolutionised medicine and public health.

Ruler at the time: [Wilhelm I](https://germany-history.com/rulers/wilhelm-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Robert Koch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Koch)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Robert Koch](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Koch)