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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.
Sir Howard Florey was a British pathologist and biochemist who co-discovered penicillin with Chain. He was the President of the Royal Society and received many honours and awards, including the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945.
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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Learn about the Nobel Prize winner who discovered penicillin and founded the John Curtin School of Medical Research at ANU. Find out his biography, achievements and legacy as a scientist and a chancellor.
Sir Howard Florey was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases. He and his colleagues developed a pure and stable form of penicillin that could be produced in large quantities.
Learn how Howard Florey and his team transformed penicillin from an interesting observation into a life saver. Discover the history of penicillin, from its discovery by Fleming to its use by Florey in World War II.
While Alexander Fleming is often credited with discovering penicillin in 1928, Howard Walter Florey oversaw initial clinical trials and led the team that first produced large quantities of this antibiotic, which played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II.
