Julius Richard Petri (Barmen, May 31, 1852 – December 20, 1921 in Zeitz), Germanbacteriologist who invented the Petri dish. May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ... Microbiology (in Greek micron = small and biologia = studying life) is the study of microorganisms, including unicellular (single-celled) eukaryotes and prokaryotes, fungi, and viruses. ... Man looking at fungus inside of petri dishes A Petri dish is a shallow glass or plastic cylindrical dish that biologists use to culture microbes. ...
Petri realized that Koch's idea could be realized by pouring molten agar into the bottom of a dish and then covering the agar with an easily removable lid.
JuliusRichardPetri (Barmen, May 31, 1852 – December 20, 1921 in Zeitz) was a Germanbacteriologist who invented the Petri dish while working with Robert Koch.
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