
German bacteriologist (1895-1964)
Gerhard Domagk was a German bacteriologist who lived from 1895 to 1964 and made important discoveries in fighting bacterial infections. His work laid the foundation for the development of antibiotics, which revolutionized medicine by giving doctors effective tools to treat previously deadly diseases.
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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.
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