G. Raymond Rettew
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Gosffo
N 39° 57.709 W 075° 36.291
18S E 448341 N 4423694
Pioneered the mass production of penicillin.
Waymark Code: WMM2N
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2006
Views: 24
Marker Text:
A West Chester chemist, he pioneered the mass production of penicillin, the world's first antibiotic. In 1943, with Wyeth Laboratories, his lab ( a converted auto repair shop here) made & sent more penicillin to the Armed Forces than any other lab in the world, saving countless lives on the battlefields of World War II.
Oh, this is sad! I can't find anything out about this genlteman. Just that he has saved many, many, many lives!
Marker Name: G. Raymond Rettew
County: Chester
Date Dedicated: 09/17/2002
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Walnut & Chestnut Streets, West Chester
Category: Professions & Vocations, Military, Business & Industry, Medicine & Science, Military Post-Civil War
Website: Not listed
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