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Biography

Name: Alexander Fleming, Sir
Birth Date: August 6, 1881
Death Date: March 11, 1955
Place of Birth: Lochfield, Ayrshire, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Gender: Male
Occupations: bacteriologist, scientist

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Biography of Alexander Fleming, Sir
999 words, approx. 3 pages
The Scottish bacteriologist Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) is best known for his discovery of penicillin, which has been hailed as "the greatest contribution medical science ever made to humanity." Alexander Fleming was born on Aug. 6, 1881, at...
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Biography of Alexander Fleming
546 words, approx. 2 pages
With the experienced eye of a scientist, Alexander Fleming turned what appeared to be a spoiled experiment into the discovery of the first of the "wonder drugs," penicillin. Fleming was born on August 6, 1881, to a farming family in Lochfield,...
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Biography of Alexander Fleming
534 words, approx. 2 pages
With the experienced eye of a scientist, Alexander Fleming turned what appeared to be a spoiled experiment into the discovery of penicillin. Fleming was born in 1881 to a farming family in Lochfield, Scotland. Following school, he worked as a shipping...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Sir Alexander Fleming Summary
508 words, approx. 2 pages
1881-1955 Scottish Bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, a "wonder drug" that ushered in the era of antibiotics. This new weapon against bacterial disease offered hope in fighting many infections that could not be...
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Alexander Fleming Information
2,227 words, approx. 7 pages
Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. Fleming published many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy. His best-known achievements are the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme...


News and Journals
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The Independent - London
When Marlene Dietrich met Alexander Fleming
07/08/1995: 409 words, approx. 1 pages
Here begins a weekly series of memorable meetings drawn by the distinguished American illustrator George Sorel and researched and written by Nancy Caldwell Sorel. What really happened when Hitler met Mussolini, when Mahler met Freud, when Bette Davis met Joan Crawford? Watch this space...
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History Today
Funeral of Sir Alexander Fleming: March 18th, 1955.(Months Past)
03/01/2005: 588 words, approx. 2 pages
THE DEVELOPMENT of penicillin has been described as possibly the most important advance ever made in the entire history of medicine. More as myth than history, however, the credit for it went overwhelminglyly to one man at the expense of the others involved....
 


Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 94%
Sir Alexander Fleming: A Brief Biography
1,333 words, approx. 4 pages
This is a brief biography of the life of Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.


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