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Rachel Fuller Brown

American chemist

Died when: 81 years 52 days (973 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Rachel Fuller Brown

Rachel Fuller Brown (November 23, 1898 – January 14, 1980) was a chemist best known for her long-distance collaboration with microbiologist Elizabeth Lee Hazen in developing the first useful antifungal antibiotic, nystatin, while doing research for the Division of Laboratories and Research of the New York State Department of Health.

Brown received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and her Ph.D from the University of Chicago.She was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1994.

Nystatin, still produced today under various trade names, not only cures a variety of potentially devastating fungal infections, but has also been used to combat Dutch Elm disease in trees and to restore artwork damaged by water and mold.


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