Selman Abraham Waksman

GPTKB entity

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gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
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gptkb:John_Scott_Medal
gptkb:Lasker_Award
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkb:Leeuwenhoek_Medal
gptkb:Star_of_the_Order_of_the_White_Lion
gptkbp:birthDate 1888-07-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nova_Pryluka,_Russian_Empire
gptkbp:causeOfDeath natural causes
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
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
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gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fieldOfWork antibiotics
biochemistry
microbiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Selman Abraham Waksman
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gptkbp:knownFor antibiotics research
discovery of streptomycin
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gptkb:Yiddish
English
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gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkb:H._Boyd_Woodruff
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Enzymes
gptkb:Principles_of_Soil_Microbiology
gptkb:The_Conquest_of_Tuberculosis
Streptomycin: Nature and Practical Applications
gptkbp:occupation biologist
chemist
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Deborah_Waksman
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