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Sir Alexander Fleming FRS FRSE FRCS [2] (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin.
Fleming was born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey), in 1912. Her father was Harikios Koutsouris, a physician. [1] In 1914, with the outbreak of the First World War and the rise of the "racially intolerant Pan-Turkish state", [2] with the family home lost and her father's laboratory confiscated, she fled to Athens with her family.
Sample of penicillin mould presented by Alexander Fleming to Douglas Macleod in 1935. The discovery of penicillin was one of the most important scientific discoveries in the history of medicine. Ancient societies used moulds to treat infections and in the following centuries many people observed the inhibition of bacterial growth by moulds.
Alexander Fleming (born March 19, 1994), professionally known as Black Atlass, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and model. [1] His song, Paris, debuted in a Louis Vuitton campaign, and was also featured in a Saint Laurent fragrance ad.
Henry Fleming, main character of Stephen Crane's novel The Red Badge of Courage; Aubrey Flemming, main character of the 2007 psychological thriller I Know Who Killed Me. Ms. Pauline Fleming, a teacher in the 1988 teen film Heathers and its 2014 musical adaptation; Nicki Fleming, American Girl character, "Girl of the Year" for 2007
After getting his start as a child star, Alexander quit acting as a teenager. He joined the Swedish Navy before returning to acting with roles in Zoolander and Generation Kill.Alexander’s ...
Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) was a Scottish physician and microbiologist. Alexander Fleming may also refer to: Alexander Fleming (doctor) (1824–1875), Scottish doctor; Al Fleming (basketball) (1954–2003), American basketball player; Black Atlass (born Alex Fleming in 1994), Canadian singer-songwriter
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