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Gerhard Domagk

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Gerhard Domagk

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Also known as Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk

German bacteriologist (1895-1964)

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Gerhard Domagk was a German male author who lived from 1895 to 1964. He is recognized as a Nobel Laureate, with his work included in the Nobel Medicine collection. Additionally, he is featured in the Royal Society collection. Domagk had four children during his lifetime.

His published works include "Chemotherapie der Tuberkulose mit den Thiosemikarbazonen" and "Chemotherapie bakterieller infektionen." While one source lists two top works, another indicates a total of five works. His contributions have been referenced by 348 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1895
Died
1964
Works
2

Top works

  • Chemotherapie der Tuberkulose mit den Thiosemikarbazonen
  • Chemotherapie bakterieller infektionen

via Open Library + Wikidata

Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1939

    for the discovery of the antibacterial effects of prontosil

~19 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt ˈdoːmak] ; 30 October 1895 – 24 April 1964) was a German pathologist and bacteriologist.

He is credited with the discovery of sulfonamidochrysoidine (KL730) as an antibiotic for which he received the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The drug became the first commercially available antibiotic and marketed under the brand name Prontosil.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gerhard Domagk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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