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Mildred Rebstock

American chemist

Died when: 91 years 80 days (1094 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Mildred Rebstock

Mildred Catherine Rebstock (November 29, 1919 – February 17, 2011) was an American pharmaceutical chemist.She and her team were the first to fully synthesize chloromycetin, also known as chloramphenicol.

This was the first instance of an antibiotic being fully synthesized.The World Health Organization classifies it as critically important for human medicine.


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