The present Doodle praises the 142nd birthday of Bulgarian physician and microbiologist Dr. Stamen Grigorov, the primary researcher to find the bacterium fundamental to the maturation of yogurt. Grigorov additionally added to the advancement of the world’s first tuberculosis immunization.
Stamen Grigorov was conceived on this day in 1878 in the town of Studen Izvor, situated in the Trun area of western Bulgaria.
Enthusiastic about science since early on, he proceeded to procure a doctorate from the Medical University of Geneva, Switzerland. Following his wedding in 1904, Grigorov got back to the college to function as an examination colleague.
As a token of home, Grigorov’s significant other skilled him with some Bulgarian culinary staples, including yogurt. Captivated by yogurt’s rumored medical advantages, Grigorov chose to examine it under a magnifying lens.
Following huge number of examinations, in 1905 he at last found what he was searching for: the pole molded microorganism that causes yogurt’s maturation. The bacterium was later renamed Lactobacillus bulgaricus to pay tribute to Grigorov’s nation of origin.
Soon thereafter, Grigorov accepting a situation as boss doctor at a nearby emergency clinic in his old neighborhood of Trun.
In 1906, he delivered a weighty paper showing the main utilization of penicillin parasites against tuberculosis. He proceeded with this examination and filled in as a specialist all through an incredible remainder, sparing large number of lives en route.
Out of appreciation for Grigorov’s heritage, his home town of Studen Izvor today houses one of the world’s just galleries of yogurt.
Честит Рожден ден, Dr. Grigorov!
