Selman A. Waksman

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Rutgers_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Elliott_Cresson_Medal
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Star_of_the_Order_of_the_White_Lion
gptkb:Albert_Einstein_World_Award_of_Science
gptkbp:birthDate 1888-07-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nova_Pryluka,_Russian_Empire
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:coinedBy antibiotics
gptkbp:deathDate 1973-08-16
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hyannis,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Jacob_G._Lipman
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Albert_Schatz
gptkb:H._Boyd_Woodruff
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Rutgers_University
gptkbp:fieldOfWork biochemistry
microbiology
soil science
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Selman_Abraham_Waksman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Selman A. Waksman
gptkbp:knownFor antibiotics research
discovery of streptomycin
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1952
discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis
gptkbp:occupation biologist
chemist
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Soil_Science
gptkb:Principles_of_Soil_Microbiology
gptkb:The_Soil_and_the_Microbe
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Waksman_Memorial_Park,_Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:signature Selman A Waksman signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Deborah_Waksman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Principles_of_Soil_Microbiology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6