1843–1910
Robert Koch
German physician, bacteriologist
66years old at death
24,273days lived
42%of the people on this site died younger
Robert Koch was born on 11 December 1843 and died on 27 May 1910, aged 66 years and 167 days. That is 24,273 days in all.
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