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Herman Sokol

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Known for
  
Tetracycline

Term
  
1976-1981


Name
  
Herman Sokol

Died
  
June 22, 1985

Born
  
November 14, 1916 (
1916-11-14
)

Title
  
President of Bristol-Myers Company

Herman Sokol (October 14, 1916 – June 22, 1985) was an American chemist who was a co-discoverer of tetracycline. He was president of Bristol-Myers Company from 1976 to 1981.

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Biography

He was born on October 14, 1916. He was president of the Bristol-Myers Company from 1976 to 1981. He died on June 22, 1985 at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, New York.

Legacy

Montclair State University established Margaret and Herman Sokol Institute for Pharmaceutical Life Sciences.

References

Herman Sokol Wikipedia