| Date of Birth | 01-September-1906 | |
| Place of Birth |
Decatur (Macon County, Illinois, United States of America) |
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| Nationality | United States of America | |
| Profession | Chemist | |
| Karl August Folkers was an American biochemist, working at Merck, and best known for his role in the isolation of vitamin B12. He received the Perkin Medal in 1960 and the Priestley Medal in 1986. As a Merck Pharmaceuticals research team, Folkers, Fern P. Rathe, and Edward Anthony Kaczka were the first to isolate the antibiotic cathomycin in 1955. | ||
Awards by Karl August Folkers |
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| Check all the awards nominated and won by Karl August Folkers. | ||
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1986 |
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