| Authorised form of name | Abraham; Sir; Edward Penley (1913 - 1999) |
| Dates | 1913 - 1999 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 10/06/1913 |
| Date of death | 09/05/1999 |
| Activity | Education:
King Edward VI School, Southampton (1924-1932); Queen's College, Oxford. MA, DPhil, HonDSc
Career:
Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford (1948); Reader and later Professor of Chemical Pathology, Oxford University (retired 1980); Honorary Fellow of Lincoln College, of Queen's College, of Linacre College, and of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; Founder Member of Royal Society's President's Circle in 1996 founded to recognise lasting contributions of major benefactors. Established EPA Cephalosporin Fund
Honours:
CBE 1973; Kt 1980
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1958 |
| Age at election | 44 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1973; Mullard Medal 1980 |
| PublishedWorks | 'Penicillin Fifty Years After Fleming' 1980 A Royal Society Discussion meeting organized with Sir James Baddiley held on 2 and 3 May 1980 |
| Source | Biographical Memoirs, Vol 60 2014 pp 5-22 |
| Code | NA3381 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1958/02 | Abraham, Sir Edward Penley: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/000018 | Abraham, Sir Edward Penley | nd |
| PIF/A/3 | Personal information file: Edward Penley Abraham | 1986-1999 |
| HWT/25/9 | Correspondence with Chinese officials, British scientists and Leverhulme Trust regarding renewal of exchanges suspended in 1966 | March - November 1971 |
| MDA/N/1/4 | Correspondence between Edward Penley Abraham and the Royal Society | 20 March-15 December 1958 |