Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), FRS, the Discoverer of Penicillin
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Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), FRS, the Discoverer of Penicillin 1944

Ethel Léontine Gabain (1883–1950)

IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Bateriologist and discoverer of penicillin

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Artworks of Fleming, Alexander

  • Alexander Fleming
    Alexander Fleming Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)
    Imperial Health Charity Art Collection
  • Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955)
    Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) Edith Grace Wheatley (1881–1970)
    The Dick Institute
  • Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955)
    Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) Ernest Roland Bevan (1891–1979)
    The Royal Society
  • Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955)
    Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) Frank Kovacs (1895–1965)
    Royal College of Physicians, London
  • Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), FRS, the Discoverer of Penicillin
    Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), FRS, the Discoverer of Penicillin Ethel Léontine Gabain (1883–1950)
    Imperial War Museum London

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