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  2. Mar 7, 2024 · Alexander Fleming (born August 6, 1881, Lochfield Farm, Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland—died March 11, 1955, London, England) was a Scottish bacteriologist best known for his discovery of penicillin. Fleming had a genius for technical ingenuity and original observation.

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Famous British People. Alexander Fleming was a doctor and bacteriologist who discovered penicillin, receiving the Nobel Prize in 1945. Updated: May 27, 2021. Getty Images. (1881-1955)...

  4. Sir Alexander Fleming FRS FRSE FRCS (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin.

    • 6 August 1881, Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland
  5. Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was born in East Ayrshire, Scotland in 1881. He was a biologist and pharmacologist most famous for his discovery of the antibiotic substance penicillin in 1928. He was awarded a Nobel Prize, jointly with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain for medicine in 1945.

  6. Lived 1881 - 1955. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, whose use as an antibiotic has saved untold millions of lives. Less well-known is that before making this world-changing discovery, he had already made significant life-saving contributions to medical science.

  7. May 9, 2018 · Lochfield, Ayrshire, Scotland, 6 August 1881; d. London, England, 11 March 1955) bacteriology. Sir Alexander Flemings professional career was devoted mainly to investigating the human body’s defenses against bacterial infections. Late in life he achieved retrospective fame for discovering penicillin in 1928.

  8. 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 ...

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