Howard Florey
an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist, co-discoverer of penicillin
Born
Howard Walter Florey 24 September 1898 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died
21 February 1968 (aged 69) Oxford, England
Nationality
Australian
Known for
Discovery of penicillin
Fields
Bacteriology, immunology
Alma mater
University of Adelaide Magdalen College, Oxford Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society (1941) Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1945) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1945) Lister Medal (1945) Knight Bachelor Albert Medal (1946)
Institutions
University of Adelaide University of Oxford University of Cambridge University of Sheffield Australian National University
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Britain
Education
Scotch College, Adelaide, St Peter's College, Adelaide
era
1800+
Influences
Charles Sherrington