Selman Waksman Net Worth

Selman Waksman was a Ukrainian-born microbiologist and biochemist who is best known for his discovery of Streptomycin, a powerful antibiotic used to cure tuberculosis. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1952 and taught at Rutgers University for almost four decades. His work revolutionized the field of medicine and saved countless lives.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day July 22, 1888
Birth Place Ukraine
Age 131 YEARS OLD
Died On Aug 16, 1973 (age 85)
Birth Sign Cancer

💰 Net worth: $1 Million (2024)

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About

Remembered for discovering Streptomycin (which was used to cure tuberculosis) and more than twenty other powerful antibiotics, this microbiologist and biochemist was the 1952 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He taught at Rutgers University for close to forty years.

Before Fame

After earning bachelor's and master's degrees in agriculture from Rutgers University, he received a PhD in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.

Trivia

Using the money earned from his antibiotics patents, he established the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology.

Family Life

Born in the Ukraine to a Jewish family, he relocated to the United States in his early adulthood years. His marriage to Deborah Mitnik resulted in one son, Multiple Sclerosis researcher Byron Waksman.

Associated With

He and fellow Nobel Prize-winning scientist Alexander Fleming both discovered powerful antibiotics (Fleming was involved in the discovery of penicillin).