2 Quotes & Sayings By Howard Florey

Sir Howard Walter Florey, OM, KBE, FRS, was an Australian-British scientist, best known for his development of penicillin and his leadership of the team which developed the world's first effective antibiotic. He was a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1945. He served as Physician-in-Chief to Sir Robert Menzies during World War II and was knighted in 1950, appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1956 and made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1982.