Edward Abraham
Sir Edward Penley Abraham, CBE, FRS (10 June 1913 – 8 May 1999) was an English biochemist instrumental in the development of the first antibiotics penicillin and cephalosporin.
Sir Edward Abraham CBE FRS | |
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Abraham at the Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford in 1939 | |
| Born | Edward Penley Abraham 10 June 1913 Shirley, Southampton, England |
| Died | 8 May 1999 (aged 85) |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
| Spouse | Asbjörg Abraham (née Harung) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Some substituted peptides and Experiments with lysozyme (1938) |
| Doctoral advisor | Sir Robert Robinson |
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| Other notable students | Sir John Walker |
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