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Selman Waksman

American scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered Streptomycin and many antibiotics

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Selman Abraham Waksman was a Russian-born American inventor, biochemist and microbiologist, whose research into the decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin and several other antibiotics. For his work he won the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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Born
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Place of birth
Nova Pryluka wd
Died
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Place of death
Woods Hole wd
Citizenship
United States, Russian Empire wd
Occupation
biochemist, autobiographer, physician, microbiologist, university teacher, inventor wd
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Rutgers University wd

Awards wd

  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1948)
  • Leeuwenhoek Medal (1950)
  • John Scott Award (1949)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (1950)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse (1950)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Health (1954)
  • honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1958)
  • honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg (1958)
  • honorary doctor of Caen University (1966)
  • National Inventors Hall of Fame (2005)
  • Amory Prize (1947)

Questions

When was Selman Waksman born?
Selman Waksman was born on 22 July 1888 in Nova Pryluka.
Where did Selman Waksman study?
Selman Waksman was educated at University of California, Berkeley, Rutgers University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Selman Waksman · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q232308 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Selman Waksman NYWTS.jpg by New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Higgins, Roger, photographer. (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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