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Carl Flügge
1847-09-12 – 1923-12-10
Life & Legacy
Carl Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Flügge (12 September 1847 – 10 December 1923) was a German bacteriologist and hygienist. His finding that pathogens were present in expiratory droplets, the eponymous Flügge droplets, laid the foundations for the concept of droplet transmission as a route for the spread of respiratory infectious diseases.
Occupation & Career
bacteriologist, university teacher, microbiologist, physician
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · University of Göttingen · University of Wrocław
Organizations & Memberships
Silesian Society for the Culture of the Fatherland
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q555478 — wikidata View source
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