Max Joseph von Pettenkofer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Max_Joseph_von_Pettenkofer
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
chemist
hygienist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Munich
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Pour_le_Mérite_for_Sciences_and_Arts
gptkbp:birthDate 1818-12-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lichtenheim,_Bavaria,_Germany
gptkbp:causeOfDeath suicide
gptkbp:children gptkb:Maria_Pettenkofer
gptkb:Max_Pettenkofer
gptkbp:deathDate 1901-02-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Munich,_Germany
gptkbp:disputedTheory miasma theory of disease
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Johann_Nepomuk_von_Fuchs
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Munich
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Pettenkofer_Institute,_Munich
gptkb:Pettenkofer_School_of_Hygiene
gptkb:Pettenkofer_reaction
gptkbp:field chemistry
hygiene
public health
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Baronet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
gptkbp:influenced public health
sanitary engineering
environmental medicine
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Pettenkofer_School_of_Hygiene
gptkb:Pettenkofer_reaction
research on cholera
founder of modern hygiene
work on public health
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Bavarian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableMission self-experimentation with cholera bacteria
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Carl_Flügge
gptkb:Hans_Buchner
gptkb:Max_von_Gruber
gptkbp:occupation chemist
hygienist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Munich,_Germany
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Munich,_Germany
gptkbp:signature Max Joseph von Pettenkofer signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Crescentia_Pettenkofer
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Justus_von_Liebig
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5