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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alexander_FlemingAlexander Fleming - Wikipedia

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   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. He was 59 at the time of his second ...

   • Amalia Fleming

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   • Fleming Prize Lecture

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   • Ernst Boris Chain

     This led him and Florey to revisit the work of Alexander...

   • Alexander Fleming (Disambiguation)

     Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) was a Scottish physician...

   • Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of The University of Edinburgh

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   • History of Penicillin

     Alexander Fleming in his laboratory at St Mary's Hospital,...

2. sciencehistory.org › stories › disappearing-podThe Forgotten Mother of Penicillin | Science History Institute

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   Oct 10, 2023 · Most people know the story of penicillin. Or think they do. It involves Alexander Fleming, whose life highlights the importance of being a slob sometimes—the ultimate rejoinder if someone nags you to make your bed or tidy your desk. Fleming was a short, quiet Scotsman with bright white hair. He studied microbes, and kept a filthy lab in London.

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   Who is Alexander Fleming?

   • Most people know the story of penicillin. Or think they do. It involves Alexander Fleming, whose life highlights the importance of being a slob sometimes—the ultimate rejoinder if someone nags you to make your bed or tidy your desk. Fleming was a short, quiet Scotsman with bright white hair. He studied microbes, and kept a filthy lab in London.

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   What did Alexander Fleming discover?

   • 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.

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   How did Sir Alexander Fleming contribute to British heritage?

   • Contribution of Sir Alexander Fleming to British Heritage. Sir Alexander Fleming, a Scottish physician and microbiologist, made an indelible contribution to British heritage through his groundbreaking discovery of penicillin.

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   How did Alexander Fleming Die?

   • On March 11, 1955, Alexander Fleming suddenly died of coronary thrombosis at home. He had been suffering from what he perceived to be gastric upset for some weeks. When his wife called their family physician regarding the onset of nausea on March 11, he reassured them that a house visit was not necessary.

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4. britishheritage.org › en › alexander-flemingDr. Alexander Fleming - Nobel Prize for Penicillin | British ...

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   Sir Alexander Fleming, a Scottish physician and microbiologist, made an indelible contribution to British heritage through his groundbreaking discovery of penicillin. Born on August 6, 1881, in Ayrshire, Scotland, Fleming's legacy is defined by his pioneering work in the field of antibiotics, which revolutionized medicine and saved countless ...

5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesAlexander Fleming (1881–1955): Discoverer of penicillin

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   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 ...

   • Author: Siang Yong Tan, Yvonne Tatsumura
   • DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2015105

   • Publish Year: 2015
   • Publication: Singapore Med J. 2015 Jul; 56(7): 366-367.

6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesPenicillin Man: Alexander Fleming and the Antibiotic Revolution

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   Jan 1, 2005 · The story is medical legend: Fleming, a modest man from St Mary's, returned from holiday to find some mould growing in one of his discarded staphylococcus culture plates. It made him stop and say, in classic understatement, “That's funny,” as, around the mould, staphylococci had been killed. He experimented and found a culture of the mould ...

   • Author: Sabina Dosani
   • Publication: BMJ. 2005 Jan 1; 330(7481): 50.

   • Publish Year: 2005
   • Published: 2005/01/01

7. www.bbc.co.uk › newsround › 4514313690 years since discovery of penicillin: Sir Alexander Fleming ...

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   Sep 27, 2018 · 3 facts about Sir Alexander Fleming •He was born on 6 August 1881 in Scotland and died on 11 March 1955 in London - he is is buried in St Paul's Cathedral •His laboratory and written work was ...

8. www.pbs.org › wgbh › asoA Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Alexander Fleming

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   Alexander Fleming 1881 - 1955. Alexander Fleming was born in a remote, rural part of Scotland. The seventh of eight siblings and half-siblings, his family worked an 800-acre farm a mile from the ...