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| Born | July 22, 1888, Nova Pryluka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | August 16, 1973, Woods Hole, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States |
| Citizenship | United States of America (after 1916) |
| Fields | Biochemistry and Microbiology |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University, University of California, Berkeley |
| Notable awards | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1948), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952), Leeuwenhoek Medal (1950) |
| Spouse | Deborah B. Mitnik (died 1974) |
| Children | Byron H. Waksman (1919–2012) |
About Selman Waksman
Biologist Selman Waksman was born on July 22, 1888 in Ukraine (He dies at the age of 85, on August 16, 1973).
This microbiologist and biochemist won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1952 for inventing Streptomycin (which was used to treat tuberculosis) and more than twenty additional potent antibiotics. He spent nearly four decades as a professor at Rutgers University.
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Selman Waksman before becoming famous
Selman Waksman was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1888 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).
He earned a PhD in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, after receiving bachelor's and master's degrees in agriculture from Rutgers University.
Achievement of Selman Waksman
He founded the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology with money obtained from his antibiotic patents.
Selman Waksman's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
He moved to the United States as a young adult after being born in the Ukraine to a Jewish family. Byron Waksman, a Multiple Sclerosis researcher, is the result of his marriage to Deborah Mitnik.
Selman Waksman Collabed with
Both he and fellow Nobel Laureate Biologist Alexander Fleming discovered strong antibiotics (Fleming was involved in the discovery of penicillin).
Selman Waksman Income & Net worth
Selman Waksman's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a biologist. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Selman Waksman.
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