Benjamin Minge Duggar photograph

Benjamin Minge Duggar

Use attributes for filter !
Gender Male
Death68 years ago
Date of birth September 1,1872
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born United States
Date of died September 10,1956
DiedNew Haven
Connecticut
United States
Job Microbiologist
Bacteriologist
Plant Biologist
Science writer
Education Cornell University
Auburn University
Harvard University
Notable studentLewis Knudson
John Thomas Curtis
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1300265
Send edit request

Benjamin Minge Duggar Life story


Benjamin Minge Duggar was an American plant physiologist. Surprisingly, he is best remembered for his contribution to another discipline, through his discovery in 1945 of chlortetracycline, the first of the tetracycline antibiotics, from a soil bacterium growing in allotment soil.

Related Persons

Next Profile ❯