Domagk

American  

[doh-mahk] / ˈdoʊ mɑk /

noun

1. Gerhard 1895–1964, German physician: declined 1939 Nobel Prize at the demand of Nazi government.

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Domagk British  

/ ˈdoːmak /

noun

1. Gerhard (ˈɡeːrhart). 1895–1964, German biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine (1939) for isolating sulphanilamide for treating bacterial infections

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Example Sentences

In 1932, a German pathologist and bacteriologist, Gerhard Domagk, discovered that a chemical called prontosil protected against bacterial infections in mice.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2022

Fleming is but a chosen representative for the likes of Florey, Chain, Domagk, Selman Waksman and Rene Dubos, many of whom remain, sadly, virtual unknowns.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Domagk experimented on mice, found that it did not kill them, that it did cure them of streptococcic infections.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without any real understanding of how sulfa-drugs overcome infections, doctors have been freely using them ever since Dr. Gerhard Domagk of Germany discovered prontosil, forerunner of sulfanilamide, in 1932.*

From Time Magazine Archive

By 1932 news reached Paris that Germany's Gerhard Domagk had found that a dye product, prontosil could be used to kill bacteria that cause common infections.

From Time Magazine Archive