Georg Theodor August Gaffky
Bacteriologist
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Georg Theodor August Gaffky was a Hanover-born bacteriologist best known for identifying bacillus salmonella typhi as the cause of typhoid disease in 1884. Wikipedia
Born: February 17, 1850, Hanover, Germany
Died: September 23, 1918 (age 68 years), Hanover, Germany
Organization founded: German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology