1895-1964. German pathologist, discoverer of
antibacterial sulphonamide drugs. He found in
1932 that a coal-tar dye called Prontosil red
contains chemicals with powerful
antibacterial properties. Sulphanilamide
became the first of the sulphonamide drugs,
used before antibiotics were discovered to
treat a wide range of conditions, including
pneumonia and septic wounds. Nobel Prize for
Physiology and Medicine 1939.