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Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey, OM FRS FRCP (/ ˈ f l ɔːr i /; 24 September 1898 – 21 February 1968) was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Ernst Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming for his role in the development of penicillin.
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"
Sir Howard Walter Florey. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945. Born: 24 September 1898, Adelaide, Australia. Died: 21 February 1968, Oxford, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey (born Sept. 24, 1898, Adelaide, Australia—died Feb. 21, 1968, Oxford, Eng.) was an Australian pathologist who, with Ernst Boris Chain, isolated and purified penicillin (discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming) for general clinical use.
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May 20, 2018 · In the early 1940s, Howard Florey and his scientific team transformed penicillin into a potent antibiotic. In doing so, they revolutionized medical science, helped the Allies win World War 2, and went on to save countless millions of lives.
Howard Walter Florey (1898–1968) and Ernst Boris Chain (1906–1979) were the scientists who followed up most successfully on Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, sharing with him the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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May 21, 2018 · Florey, Sir Howard Walter (Baron Florey of Adelaide) (1898–1968) British pathologist, b. Australia. He shared, with Alexander Fleming and Ernst Chain, the 1945 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his part in the development of penicillin. Florey isolated the antibacterial agent from the mould, making large-scale preparation of ...
