Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk (* 30 October 1895 in Lagow, Brandenburg; "† 24 April 1964 in king field in the Black Forest) was a German pathologist and bacteriologist.

It introduced the Sulfonamide to the chemotherapy of the bacterial infections and developed effective Tuberkulostatika. For the discovery of the antibacterial effect of the Prontosils (a sulfone amide) it received the Nobelpreis for medicine, whose acceptance was first not possible for it due to a general prohibition issued by Hitler to 1939. The fact that Domagk thanked you nevertheless for the honor brought in for short time detention for him. Only 1947 could hand the Swedish king finally the price to him out, however without the sum of money connected with the price, which due to the donation regulations - because she had not been received within a yearly - to the donation dropped back. Since 1949 Domagk was honour citizen of the province Entro Rios (Argentina), since 1950 of the city Verona and since 1951 of the city Wuppertal. Beside innumerable further honors during lifetimes in the meantime also roads are designated after it in Hanover, Ludwigshafen, Dormagen, Bonn, Munich, Vlotho, Lindau, Leverkusen and king field in the Black Forest (local part castle mountain).

Honors (selection)

• Emil Fischer intending coin (1938)
• Addingham Medal Leeds (1938)
• Cameron price Edinburgh (1939)
• Nobelpreis for medicine (1939, handed out 1947)
• Medaglia Paterno Rome (1941)
• Of Klebelsberg medal and - price Budapest (1941)
• Medal "“El Sol del Peru"” (1949)
• Medal Pour le (peace class) for sciences and arts (1952)
• Paul Ehrlich price (1956)
• Second class of the medal of the coming up sun, Japan (1960)

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