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Zinaida Yermolyeva

1898-10-15 – 1974-12-02

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№ 391/окр. 125 лет со дня рождения З.В. Ермольевой (1898–1974), микробиолога, эпидемиолога, создательницы антибиотиков в СССРCredit: R. Komsa

Life & Legacy

Zinaida Vissarionovna Yermolyeva (Russian: Зинаида Виссарионовна Ермольева; 24 October [O.S. 12 October] 1898 – 2 December 1974) was a Soviet microbiologist of Don Cossack origin most notable for producing penicillin for the Soviet military during World War II. She was a member of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences at the time of her death.

Occupation & Career

physician, virologist, microbiologist, epidemiologist, university teacher

Education

Rostov State University

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Stalin Prize; Order of Lenin; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Honoured Scientist of the RSFSR; benzylpenicillin

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Honoured Scientist of the RSFSR · Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Order of Lenin · Order of the Badge of Honour · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · Stalin Prize

Organizations & Memberships

USSR Academy of Medical Sciences

Notable Work

benzylpenicillin

Education & Institutions

Rostov State University

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q4176676 — wikidata View source

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