Edward Abraham
English biochemist (1913–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the biochemist. For the US Senator from Michigan, see Spencer Abraham.
Sir Edward Penley Abraham, CBE, FRS[1] (10 June 1913 – 8 May 1999) was an English biochemist instrumental in the development of the first antibiotics penicillin and cephalosporin.[4][5]
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Sir Edward Abraham | |
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Born | Edward Penley Abraham (1913-06-10)10 June 1913 |
Died | 8 May 1999(1999-05-08) (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 |
Doctoral students | |
Other notable students | Sir John Walker |
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