Baron Florey
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Epidemics, Diseases
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Australian/New Zealand History
Article abstract: A wide-ranging intellect, extensive training in the sciences upon which medicine has become progressively more dependent, and the capacity for organizing resources and directing efforts effectively made it possible for Florey to unlock the fundamental scientific secrets of Alexander Fleming’s discoveries of lysozyme and penicillin and make antibiotic therapy a cornerstone of the practice of modern medicine. His isolation of the active antimicrobial ingredient in Penicillium notatum made it readily available to physicians and stands as one of the more...
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