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FLOREY, Howard Walter (1898 – 1968)

FLOREY, Howard Walter (1898 – 1968)

1898 – 1968

3 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Julian Smith · ngv.vic.gov.au · Public domain

1940 CE

#1934

Penicillin as a chemotherapeutic agent.

Proof of the therapeutic action in vivo of penicillin against streptococcal and other bacterial infections. Building upon Fleming’s work (No. 1933 and 10784), the consequences of which had originally been widely…

1941 CE

#1934.1

Further observations on penicillin.

First report of the chemotherapeutic action of penicillin on humans (10 cases).

1949 CE

#12613

Antibiotics: A survey of penicillin, streptomycin, and other antimicrobial substances from fungi, actinomycetes, bacteria, and plants. 2 vols.

Order of authorship of the original set: H. W. Florey, Chain, Heatley, Jennings, Sanders, Abraham, M. E. Florey.