Carl Flügge
Carl Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Flügge | |
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| Born | 12 September 1847 Hanover |
| Died | December 10, 1923 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen University of Bonn University of Leipzig University of Munich |
| Known for | Discovery of Flügge droplets |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bacteriology, Hygiene |
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.