Institution
Robert Koch Institute
Also Known As Royal Prussian Institute for Infectious Diseases Founded 1891 as the Royal Prussian Institute for Infectious Diseases (Koeniglich Preussisches Institut fuer Infektionskrankheiten), renamed for Robert Koch after his death in 1910. · RKI · Robert Koch-Institut
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Germany's national public health institute, responsible for disease control and prevention and subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Health. Founded in 1891 and named for its founding director, the bacteriologist and Nobel laureate Robert Koch, it is headquartered in Berlin with a second site in Wernigerode. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Founding Year Founding DateOpened 1 July 1891 in Berlin. HeadquartersBerlin and Wernigerode, Germany 1 Connections
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Robert Koch founded and directed the Institute for Infectious Diseases in Berlin in 1891; it was renamed the Robert Koch Institute after his death.
Source Robert Koch Institute: History of Robert Koch
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1. Wikipedia: Robert Koch Institute
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It is located in Berlin and Wernigerode.
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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is a German federal government agency
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Germany's national public health institute, responsible for disease control and prevention and subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Health.
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View the Source 2. Robert Koch Institute: History of Robert Koch
Robert Koch InstituteFounded By: Robert Koch, Opening sectionQuote, Founded By: Robert Koch, Opening section
In 1891, Koch was appointed director of the newly-founded Royal Prussian Institute for Infectious Diseases, today's Robert Koch Institute.
Robert Koch-Institut (German Wikipedia)
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Das Robert Koch-Institut, kurz RKI, ist die biomedizinische Leitforschungseinrichtung der deutschen Bundesregierung.
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