Domagk

Do·magk

[doh-mahk]
noun
Ger·hard [ger-hahrt] , 1895–1964, German physician: declined 1939 Nobel prize at demand of Nazi government.
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Domagk (German ˈdoːmak) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Gerhard (ˈɡeːrhart). 1895--1964, German biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine (1939) for isolating sulphanilamide for treating bacterial infections

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Domagk Do·magk (dō'mäk'), Gerhard. 1895-1964.

German biochemist. He won a 1939 Nobel Prize for his work on the antibacterial effect of sulfa drugs but declined the award at the instruction of the German government.

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