Alexander Fleming

Scottish biologist and pharmacologist

Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist who is best known for his discovery of penicillin. He was born in 1881 in Darvel, Scotland and studied medicine at the University of St. Andrews. Fleming's discovery of penicillin revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections and saved countless lives. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 for his work. Fleming was a proli...