Plaque

Sir Alexander Fleming - SW3

Inscription

Greater London Council
Sir Alexander Fleming, 1881-1955, discoverer of penicillin, lived here.

Site: Sir Alexander Fleming - SW3 (1 memorial)

SW3, Danvers Street, 20a

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Sir Alexander Fleming - SW3

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Sir Alexander Fleming

Born Lochfield, Scotland. Pharmacologist and bacteriologist who discovered pe...

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Greater London Council

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