Alexander Fleming date of birth:
August 6, 1881
How old was Alexander Fleming when died?
73
Where was Alexander Fleming born?
Lochfield, Scotland
When did Alexander Fleming die?
March 11, 1955
What is Alexander Fleming nationality?
Scottish
What is Alexander Fleming's occupation?
Doctor
Short Biography
Sir Alexander Fleming FRS FRSE FRCS (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist. His best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G) from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy.