| Authorised form of name | Fleming; Sir; Alexander (1881 - 1955); bacteriologist |
| Dates | 1881 - 1955 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Lochfield, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 06 August 1881 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 11/03/1955 |
| Research field | Bacteriology |
| Activity | Education:
MB, BS, FRCS
Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) 1945
Honours:
Kt (1944) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/03/1943 |
| Source | Sources:
DSB
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1956 vol 2 pp 117-127, plate, by L Colebrook
References:
Henry Harris, 'Howard Florey and the Development of Penicillin' in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 243-252 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/69004123 |
| Code | NA2890 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/18/40 | Letter from Alexander Fleming to Wilson Baker | 26 October 1949 |
| IM/001447 | Fleming, John Ambrose | nd |
| MDA/A/12/108 | Copy letter from David Christie Martin to Robert Robinson, The Royal Society | 9 May 1947 |
| A/0221 | Fleming, Sir Alexander | 1944 |
| NLB/52/103 | Copy letter from J A Towle to Professor J Alexander Fleming FRS | 13 August 1915 |
| RR/27/54 | Referee's report by John Charles Grant Ledingham, on a paper 'Further observations on a bacteriolytic element found in tissues and secretions' by Alexander Fleming and A D Allison | June 1922 |
| RR/28/134 | Referee's report by William Bulloch, on a paper 'A comparison of the activities antiseptics on bacteria and on leucocytes' by Alexander Fleming | [January 1924] |
| NLB/62/659 | Copy letter from William Bate Hardy, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Dr. Alexander Fleming, FRS; St. Mary's Hospital | 31 March 1922 |
| NLB/62/589 | Copy letter from William Bate Hardy, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Dr. [Alexander] Fleming, FRS; Inoculation Department, St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, W.2. | 17 March 1922 |
| NLB/62 | New Letter Book volume 62, copy letters sent from Royal Society administration | 11 November 1921-10 June 1922 |
| RR/69/163 | Referee's report by Alexander Fleming, on a paper 'Histochemistry of the Gram-staining reaction for micro-organisms' by H Henry and Maurice Stacey | 1945 |
| RR/28/133 | Referee's report by Frederick William Andrewes, on a paper 'A comparison of the activities antiseptics on bacteria and on leucocytes' by Alexander Fleming | [December 1923] |
| NLB/65/597 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir John [Rose] Bradford, FRS | 26 November 1923 |
| NLB/65/812 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir John Rose Bradford, KCMG, FRS | 7 January 1924 |
| IM/001441 | Fleming, Sir Alexander | nd |
| IM/GA/WS/1332 | Fleming, Sir Alexander | 1946 |
| RR/28/132 | Referee's report by John Charles Grant Ledingham, on a paper 'A comparison of the activities antiseptics on bacteria and on leucocytes' by Alexander Fleming | [December 1923] |
| EC/1943/07 | Fleming, Sir Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/52 | New Letter Book volume 52, copy letters sent from Royal Society administration | 9 July 1915-8 March 1916 |
| S/0028 | Sculpture bust of Fleming, Sir Alexander | |