# Howard Florey

_Australian pathologist (1898-1968)_

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> Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Ernst Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming "for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 September 1898 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Adelaide ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106#P19))
- **Died:** 21 February 1968 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106#P570))
- **Place of death:** Oxford ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Australia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; pharmacist; chemist; physician; professor; pathologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106#P106))
- **Education:** Magdalen College; University of Adelaide ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106#P69))
- **Spouse:** Mary Ethel Hayter Florey; Margaret Jennings ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106#P26))
- **Positions held:** member of the House of Lords (4 February 1965 – 21 February 1968); President of the Royal Society (1960–1965) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106#P39))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Copley Medal; Royal Medal; Lomonosov Gold Medal; Wilhelm Exner Medal; Lister Medal; honorary doctorate at the Laval University; Croonian Medal and Lecture; Rhodes Scholarship; Order of Merit; Knight Bachelor; Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons; Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh; John Scott Award; doctor honoris causa from the University of Lyon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106#P166))

## Questions

**When was Howard Florey born?**  
Howard Florey was born on 24 September 1898 in Adelaide.

**What positions has Howard Florey held?**  
Positions held by Howard Florey include: member of the House of Lords (1965–1968); President of the Royal Society (1960–1965).

**Where did Howard Florey study?**  
Howard Florey was educated at Magdalen College, University of Adelaide.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Howard Florey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Florey) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q137106](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137106) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Howard Walter Florey 1945.jpg by Nobel Foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Howard_Walter_Florey_1945.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Howard Florey". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/howard-florey. Retrieved 4 November 2026.