ALEXANDER FLEMING (BACTERIOLOGIST) (PEDRO)

FLEMING WAS BORN IN SCOTLAND IN 1881. HE STUDIED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. HE WAS INTERESTED IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES; IN 1928, HE DISCOVERED A SUBSTANCE THAT KILLED BACTERIACOMMON TO MANY DISEASES. HE CALLED THIS SUBSTANCE; PENCILLIN. HE RECEIVED THE NOVEL PRIZE FOR MEDICINE IN 1945. HE DIED IN LONDON IN 1955