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Early life and education. Born on 6 August 1881 at Lochfield farm near Darvel, in Ayrshire, Scotland, Alexander Fleming was the third of four children of farmer Hugh Fleming (1816–1888) and Grace Stirling Morton (1848–1928), the daughter of a neighbouring farmer. Hugh Fleming had four surviving children from his first marriage.
Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist best known for his discovery of penicillin in 1928, which started the antibiotic revolution. He was recognized for that achievement in 1945, when he received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Howard Walter Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945 was awarded jointly to Sir Alexander Fleming, Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Howard Walter Florey "for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases"
Alexander Fleming was a Scottish physician-scientist who was recognised for discovering penicillin. The simple discovery and use of the antibiotic agent has saved millions of lives, and earned Fleming – together with Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, who devised methods for the large-scale isolation and production of penicillin – the 1945 ...
In 1928 Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) discovered penicillin, though he did not realize the full significance of his discovery for at least another decade. He eventually received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945.
Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Sir Alexander Fleming. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945. Born: 6 August 1881, Lochfield, Scotland. Died: 11 March 1955, London, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: London University, London, United Kingdom.
1945 Nobel Laureate in Medicine. for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases. Background. 1881-1955. Place of Birth: Lochfield, Scotland. Residence: Great Britain. Affiliation: London University. Book Store.
Sep 26, 2008 · The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945 was awarded jointly to Sir Alexander Fleming, Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Howard Walter Florey "for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases"
Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) Famous for: Discovering the antibiotic penicillin; Researching the antiseptic properties of lysozyme. Fleming played a key role in the development of modern antibiotics. His research and observations led to the development of penicillin – generally considered to be one of the most important advances in medical ...
In 1928, at St. Mary's Hospital, London, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. This discovery led to the introduction of antibiotics that greatly reduced the number of deaths from infection.
