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Lot #284
Alexander Fleming

The discoverer of penicillin

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The discoverer of penicillin

Scottish bacteriologist (1881-1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Wonderful vintage glossy 9.25 x 7.5 Parker Studio photo of Fleming seated at his office desk and surrounded by various scientific paraphernalia including a Petri dish and human skull, neatly signed on the open book in fountain pen. Double-matted and framed to 15.5 x 14.75. In fine condition. Originally purchased from Paul C. Richards Autographs. An ideal portrayal of the extolled researcher.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #519 - Ended January 10, 2018





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