Greater London Council
Sir Alexander Fleming, 1881-1955, discoverer of penicillin, lived here.
SW3, Danvers Street, 20a
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Alexander Fleming - SW3
Born Lochfield, Scotland. Pharmacologist and bacteriologist who discovered pe...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Alexander Fleming - SW3
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