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Learn about the life and discoveries of Sir Alexander Fleming, the Nobel laureate who revolutionized medicine with penicillin.
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology Or Medicine 1945
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- The Nobel Prize in Physiology Or Medicine 1945
Fleming, Florey and Chain jointly received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945. According to the rules of the Nobel committee a maximum of three people may share the prize. Fleming's Nobel Prize medal was acquired by the National Museums of Scotland in 1989 and is on display after the museum re-opened in 2011.
- 11 March 1955 (aged 73), London, England
- St Paul's Cathedral
- 6 August 1881, Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Kevin Brown. 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.
Fleming’s serendipitous discovery of penicillin changed the course of medicine and earned him a Nobel Prize. 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1945 and died on March 11, 1955. Early Years Alexander Fleming was born in rural Lochfield, in East Ayrshire, Scotland, on August 6, 1881.
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