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Selman Waksman

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Selman 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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Birth Year
1888 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1888-07-22 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1973-08-16 2
Death Year
1973 1
Death Place
Woods Hole, United States 1
Nationality
Russian Empire 1
Nationality
Soviet Union 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Nova Pryluka, Ukraine 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Biology 1
Field (category)
Medicine 1
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1. Selman Waksman (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1973-08-16T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Woods Hole, United States
    Q747172
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Russian Empire
    Q34266
  • P19 (place of birth): Nova Pryluka, Ukraine
    Q192558
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Soviet Union
    Q15180
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2. Selman Waksman (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (Wikipedia plaintext extract)
    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.
  • Infobox, Born
    July 22, 1888
  • Infobox, Died
    August 16, 1973
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