Zinaida Yermolyeva

Zinaida Yermolyeva
Зинаида Ермольева
Yermolyeva on a 2023 postcard of Russia
Born	Zinaida Vissarionovna Yermolyeva (1898-10-24)24 October 1898 Frolovo, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died	2 December 1974(1974-12-02) (aged 76) Moscow, Soviet Union
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.^[1]