Julius Richard Petri

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Julius Richard Petri
Petri, c. 1888
Born	(1852-05-31)31 May 1852 Barmen, Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died	20 December 1921(1921-12-20) (aged 69) Zeitz, Saxony, Free State of Prussia, Germany
Nationality	Prussian
Citizenship	German
Scientific career
Fields	Bacteriologist, military physician, surgeon
Institutions	Kaiserliches Gesundheitsamt, Göbersdorf sanatorium, German Hygiene Museum, Kaiserliches Gesundheitsamt

Julius Richard Petri (German: [ˈjuːli̯ʊs ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈpeːtʁiː]; 31 May 1852 – 20 December 1921) was a German microbiologist who is generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, which is named after him, while working as assistant to bacteriologist Robert Koch.