Birthdate: October 30, 1895
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Łagów, Poland
Died: April 24, 1964
Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk, a German pathologist and bacteriologist, is renowned for discovering sulfonamidochrysoidine (KL730), the first commercially available antibiotic sold as Prontosil. He joined IG Farben in 1927 to evaluate chemical compounds for medicinal purposes. Domagk’s successful treatment of his daughter’s infection with Prontosil contributed to its widespread adoption. Despite facing initial prohibition by the Nazi government, he was later honored with the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking research on antibacterial properties.
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