Gerhard Domagk
German bacteriologist (1895-1964)
Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk (October 30 1895 – April 24 1964) was a German doctor.[2] He won the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for discovering the antibacterial effect of protonsil.[3]
Gerhard Domagk | |
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Born | Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk 30 October 1895 |
Died | 24 April 1964 Burgberg | (aged 68)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Kiel |
Known for | Development of sulfonamides [1] such as Prontosil |
Spouse | Gertrud Strube |
Children | One daughter and three sons |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Medicine (1939) Fellow of the Royal Society (1959) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bacteriology |
References
change- ↑ Otten, H. (1986). "Domagk and the development of the sulphonamides". The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 17 (6): 689–696. doi:10.1093/jac/17.6.689. PMID 3525495.
- ↑ "Biography of Gerhard Domagk". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1939". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-12-21.