Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Max Joseph von Pettenkofer

Bavarian chemist and hygienist

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1818

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1901

Profession: physician, pharmacist, chemist, hygienist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Max Joseph Pettenkofer, ennobled in 1883 as Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (3 December 1818 – 10 February 1901) was a Bavarian chemist and hygienist.
He is known for his work in practical hygiene, as an apostle of good water, fresh air and proper sewage disposal.
He was further known as an anticontagionist, a school of thought, named later on, that did not believe in the, at the time novel concept, that bacteria were the main cause of disease.
In particular he argued in favor of a variety of conditions collectively contributing to the incidence of disease including: personal state of health, the fermentation of environmental ground water, and also the germ in question.
He was most well known for his establishment of hygiene as an experimental science and also was a strong proponent for the founding of hygiene institutes in Germany.
His work served as an example which other institutes around the world emulated.



Alternative names	Franz Hanfstaengl
Description	German photographer and lithographer
Date of birth/death	1 March 1804	18 April 1877
Location of birth/death	Q803729 near Bad Tölz, Bavaria	Munich
Work period	1833 - 1868
Work location	Dresden; Munich
Authority control	: Q647812 VIAF: 98871537 ISNI: 0000 0001 0786 6147 ULAN: 500017348 LCCN: n84059888 Open Library: OL1879930A WorldCat