Gladys Lounsbury Hobby

Gladys Lounsbury Hobby
Gladys Lounsbury Hobby
Born	19 November 1910; New York City, United States
Died	4 July 1993 (aged 82); Pennsylvania, United States
Education	Vassar College (B.S., 1931); Columbia University (Ph.D, 1935);
	Scientific career
Fields	Microbiology, Medicine

Gladys Lounsbury Hobby (November 19, 1910 – July 4, 1993), born in New York City, was an American microbiologist whose research played a key role in the development and understanding of antibiotics. Her work took penicillin from a laboratory experiment to a mass-produced drug during World War II.

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