Robert Koch, while working in Salomon Neumann Haus in Berlin (Luisenstrasse 57), discovered the causative agent of tuberculosis in 1882 – the tubercle bacillus or Koch’s bacillus -, as remembered by this bronze plaque on the facade.
The German inscription reads as follows: IN DIESEM HAUSE / VON 1879-1897 / ARBEITSSTÄTTE DES / REICHSGESUNDHEITSAMTES / SCHUF / PROFESSOR DOKTOR / ROBERT KOCH / EHRENBÜRGER / DER STADT BERLIN / DAS RÜSTZEUG / DER BAKTERIOLOGISCHEN / WISSENSCHAFT / UND ENTDECKTE 1882 / DAS TUBERKELBAKTERIUM (In this house / from 1879-1897 / workplace of / reichsgesundheitsamtes / schuf / Professor Doctor / Robert Koch / honorary citizen / of the city of Berlin / the leader / of bacteriological / science / discovered in 1882 / the tubercle bacillus).
A first plaque was unveiled in 1926 with a similar inscription but during World War 2 the bronze of the plaque was used for war purposes. The current plaque was unveiled in 19621.
- Photos by Luca Borghi @ (August 2021)
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