Theodor Escherich was a German-Austrian pediatrician and a professor at the University of Graz and the University of Vienna. He discovered and described the bacterium Escherichia coli.
Theodor Escherich, around 1900
Escherich's habilitation treatise
The University of Graz in Graz is the largest public research university in Styria and the second oldest university in Austria. Its name is derived from Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Franci
Theodor Escherich
…Theodor Escherich (German pronunciation: ; 29 November 1857 – 15 February 1911) was a German-Austrian pediatrician and a professor at the University of Graz and the University of Vienna. He discovered and described the bacterium Escherichia coli. Theodor Escherich was born in Ansbach, as the younger son of…
Foundation letter from the University of Graz, Archduke Charles II, 1 January 1585; Styrian Provincial Archives I.Ö., Document No. 575, 1585 I 1, Graz
Engraving of the old Jesuit University in Graz
Construction of the main building in 1894
Aerial view of the campus (2011)