Gerhard Domagk

Gerhard Domagk was born on October 30, 1895 in Brandenburg, Germany . He was a German biochemist , physician , and chemist , known for the development of sulfonamides, such as Prontosil . Domagk received his education at the University of Kiel and his academic discipline was in bacteriology .

Throughout his career, Domagk's work was primarily based in Poland . He was awarded the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contribution to the scientific community . Gerhard Domagk passed away on April 24, 1964 in Königsfeld im Schwarzwald, Germany .