Hottinger Agar

Hotinger Agar is a Brazilian doctor who was one of the first scientific researchers to study bacteria in the late 19th century. He was searching for a universal causative agent of all diseases caused by bacteria. Such an infectious agent, according to Hotinger's hypothesis, was called Bacilus pneumonie. The doctor studied the activity of microbes using a microscope, and in 1890 he was able to prove the presence of microorganisms in human tissue. Another 7 years later, Hotinger suggested that

In the world of medicine there are many famous scientists and doctors whose names remain forever in the history of medicine. One of these scientists is French-born and Brazilian physician Dr. Hattinger.

Hattinger Agar was born on October 28, 1775 in the city of Mulbec in the family of the court watchmaker Francois Hattinger. Since childhood, he showed interest in medicine and even studied anatomy without any medical training. Thanks to this natural talent, Huttinger began practicing early in his career. He quickly became a very popular and respected physician in Berlin, where in 1804 they entered into a contract with the famous scientist Wolfgang Behring.

Real fame came to Hattinger when he was hired as the personal physician of the noble family of Count Karl Zeppelin. In addition to conducting the traditional practice of a doctor, he also knew astronomy, chemistry and physics - it was knowledge from these sciences that helped him find explanations for unusual events that occurred with the health of patients. In 1834, Hattinger returned to his native France, where he continued to practice as a physician and scientific researcher