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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945
Sir Alexander Fleming, Ernst B. Chain, Sir Howard Florey

Sir Alexander Fleming - Facts

Sir Alexander Fleming

Sir Alexander Fleming

Born: 6 August 1881, Lochfield, Scotland

Died: 11 March 1955, London, United Kingdom

Affiliation at the time of the award: London University, London, United Kingdom

Prize motivation: "for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases"

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