Zinaida Yermolyeva
Zinaida Yermolyeva | |
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Зинаида Ермольева | |
Yermolyeva on a 2023 postcard of Russia | |
| Born | Zinaida Vissarionovna Yermolyeva 24 October 1898 |
| Died | 2 December 1974 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | Southern Federal University |
| Known for | Inventor of Penicillin in the Soviet Union |
| Awards | Order of Lenin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microbiology, epidemiology |
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.