Biography of Alexander Fleming - Discoverer of Penicillin
Name:
Muhammad Ali Fayyaz
Teacher:
Miss Fatima Yaseem
Class :
VIII
Section:
T
Subject:
General Science
Research on:
Alexander Fleming
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ABOUT PERSONAL HIS LIFE
On 24 December 1915, Fleming married a trained nurse, Sarah
Marion McElroy of Killala , County Mayo, Ireland. Their only child,
Robert Fleming, (1924 - 2 July 2015) became a general medical
practitioner. Robert married Kathleen, a trained radiographer on
10 September 1955 and had two children: Andrew (b. 1956) and
Sarah (b. 1959).
Fleming has two great grandsons (James and Christopher) and one
great grand daughter (Claire). After Sarah's death in 1949, Fleming
married Dr. Amalia Koutsouri-Vourekas, a Greek colleague at St.
Mary's, on 9 April 1953; she died in 1986.
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Death of Alexander Fleming
On 11 March 1955, Fleming died at his home in London of
a heart attack. He was buried in St Paul's Cathedral.
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Alexander Fleming
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Sir Alexander Fleming, born in Scotland in 1881, was a renowned bacteriologist and immunologist known for his discovery of penicillin in 1928. Despite making this groundbreaking medical advancement, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945. Fleming's personal life included two marriages and a son who followed in his medical footsteps. His legacy lives on as one of the pioneers in the field of antibiotics. Learn more about the life and achievements of this influential scientist.
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Name: Muhammad Ali Fayyaz Teacher: Miss Fatima Yaseem Class : VIII Section: T Subject: General Science Research on: Alexander Fleming
PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY OF ALEXANDER FLEMING 6 August 1881 Loch field ,East Ayrshire, Scotland BORN : 11 March 1955 (aged 73) London, England` Died : British Citizenship : Fields : Bacteriology ,immunology Royal Polytechnic Institution St Mary's Hospital Medical School Imperial College London Alma mater : Discovery of penicillin Known for : FRS (1943) Nobel Prize (1945) FRSE FRCS(Eng) Knight Bachelor (1944) Notable awards : SIGNATURE :
Who was Alexander Fleming ???? Sir Alexander Fleming was born at Lochfield near Darvel in Ayrshire, Scotland on August 6th, 1881. He attended Louden Moor School, Darvel School, and Kilmarnock Academy before moving to London where he attended the Polytechnic.
ABOUT PERSONAL HIS LIFE On 24 December 1915, Fleming married a trained nurse, Sarah Marion McElroy of Killala ,County Mayo, Ireland. Their only child, Robert Fleming, (1924 - 2 July 2015) became a general medical practitioner. Robert married Kathleen, a trained radiographer on 10 September 1955 and had two children: Andrew (b. 1956) and Sarah (b. 1959). Fleming has two great grandsons (James and Christopher) and one great grand daughter (Claire). After Sarah's death in 1949, Fleming married Dr. Amalia Koutsouri-Vourekas, a Greek colleague at St. Mary's, on 9 April 1953; she died in 1986.
What he has discovered ??? In 1928 Alexander Fleming (1881 1955) discovered penicillin, made from the Penicillium notatum mold, but he did not receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery until 1945.
Death of Alexander Fleming On 11 March 1955, Fleming died at his home in London of a heart attack. He was buried in St Paul's Cathedral.
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