Rachel Fuller Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rachel Fuller Brown

American chemist

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1898

Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1980

Profession: inventor, chemist, microbiologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.