Zinaida Yermolyeva
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Zinaida Vissarionovna Yermolyeva (Russian: Зинаида Виссарионовна Ермольева; 24 October [O.S. 12 October] 1898 – 2 December 1974) was a Soviet microbiologist of Don Cossack origin most notable for producing penicillin for the Soviet military during World War II. She was a member of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences at the time of her death.[1]
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Zinaida Yermolyeva | |
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Зинаида Ермольева | |
Born | Zinaida Vissarionovna Yermolyeva (1898-10-24)24 October 1898 |
Died | 2 December 1974(1974-12-02) (aged 76) |
Alma mater | Southern Federal University |
Known for | Inventor of Penicillin in the Soviet Union |
Awards | Order of Lenin |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Microbiology, epidemiology |
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