Alexander Fleming
6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955
Scottish physician and microbiologist best known for discovering penicillin in 1928, which launched the antibiotic era of medicine.
Lived at the same time
Well-documented people whose lives overlapped with Alexander Fleming.
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- Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963) Overlapped 74 years →
- Thomas Mann (1875–1955) Overlapped 74 years →
- Constantin Brâncuși (1876–1957) Overlapped 74 years →
- Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) Overlapped 74 years →
Life events
Birth
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Discovered penicillin
September 1928
Noticed a mould killing bacteria in a discarded culture plate at St Mary's Hospital.
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Achievement
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine
1945
Shared with Florey and Chain for penicillin.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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Death
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