PHYSICIAN
Howard Florey
1898 - 1968

Howard Florey
Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey, (; 24 September 1898 – 21 February 1968) was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Ernst Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming for his role in the development of penicillin. Although Fleming received most of the credit for the discovery of penicillin, it was Florey and his team at the University of Oxford who made it into a useful and effective drug, ten years after Fleming had abandoned its development. They developed techniques for growing, purifying and manufacturing the drug, tested it for toxicity and efficacy on animals, and carried out the first clinical trials. In 1941, they used it to treat a police constable from Oxford. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Florey is the 155th most popular physician (up from 324th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Australia (up from 76th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Physician.
Howard Florey is most famous for his work with penicillin. Florey was one of the three scientists who discovered penicillin, and he was the one who supervised the production of penicillin during World War II.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Howard Florey ranks 155 out of 726. Before him are Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Theodor Billroth, Franz Joseph Gall, Erasistratus, George Emil Palade, and Albrecht von Haller. After him are Marie François Xavier Bichat, Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Georgios Papanikolaou, Jonas Salk, Herta Oberheuser, and Agnodice.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRolf M. Zinkernagel
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 149
Theodor Billroth
1829 - 1894
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 150
Franz Joseph Gall
1758 - 1828
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 151
Erasistratus
303 BC - 249 BC
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 152
George Emil Palade
1912 - 2008
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 153
Albrecht von Haller
1708 - 1777
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 154
Howard Florey
1898 - 1968
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 155
Marie François Xavier Bichat
1771 - 1802
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 156
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
1841 - 1912
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 157
Georgios Papanikolaou
1883 - 1962
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 158
Jonas Salk
1914 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 159
Herta Oberheuser
1911 - 1978
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 160
Agnodice
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 161
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Howard Florey ranks 47. Before him are Kenji Mizoguchi, Lionel Robbins, Ahmad Shah Qajar, Héctor Scarone, Konrad Henlein, and Fritz Zwicky. After him are Jeanne Hébuterne, Josef Terboven, Julius Schreck, Therese Neumann, Totò, and Joris Ivens. Among people deceased in 1968, Howard Florey ranks 31. Before him are Kees van Dongen, José Nasazzi, Neal Cassady, Alexandre Kojève, Pitirim Sorokin, and Nikolaus von Falkenhorst. After him are Ivan Ribar, Kirill Meretskov, Vasily Sokolovsky, Alice Guy-Blaché, Lucio Fontana, and Giovanni Messe.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsKenji Mizoguchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1956
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 41
Lionel Robbins
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1984
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 42
Ahmad Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1930
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 43
Héctor Scarone
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 44
Konrad Henlein
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1945
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 45
Fritz Zwicky
ASTRONOMER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 46
Howard Florey
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 47
Jeanne Hébuterne
PAINTER
1898 - 1920
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 48
Josef Terboven
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1945
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 49
Julius Schreck
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1936
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 50
Therese Neumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1962
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 51
Totò
ACTOR
1898 - 1967
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 52
Joris Ivens
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1989
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsKees van Dongen
PAINTER
1877 - 1968
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 25
José Nasazzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 26
Neal Cassady
WRITER
1926 - 1968
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 27
Alexandre Kojève
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 28
Pitirim Sorokin
SOCIOLOGIST
1889 - 1968
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 29
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1968
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 30
Howard Florey
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 31
Ivan Ribar
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1968
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 32
Kirill Meretskov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 33
Vasily Sokolovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 34
Alice Guy-Blaché
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1968
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 35
Lucio Fontana
PAINTER
1899 - 1968
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 36
Giovanni Messe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1968
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 37
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Howard Florey ranks 35 out of 1,143. Before him are Elton Mayo (1880), Mara (null), Hugh Jackman (1968), Colleen McCullough (1937), Peter Singer (1946), and V. Gordon Childe (1892). After him are Lisa Gerrard (1961), Peter Weir (1944), Steve Irwin (1962), Johnny Logan (1954), Margot Robbie (1990), and Kylie Minogue (1968).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsElton Mayo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 29
Mara
ATHLETE
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 30
Hugh Jackman
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 31
Colleen McCullough
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 32
Peter Singer
PHILOSOPHER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 33
V. Gordon Childe
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1957
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 34
Howard Florey
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 35
Lisa Gerrard
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 36
Peter Weir
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 37
Steve Irwin
PRESENTER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 38
Johnny Logan
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 39
Margot Robbie
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 40
Kylie Minogue
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 41
Among PHYSICIANS In Australia
Among physicians born in Australia, Howard Florey ranks 4. Before him are Peter C. Doherty (1940), John Eccles (1903), and Robin Warren (1937). After him are Barry Marshall (1951), and Elizabeth Kenny (1880).
Peter C. Doherty
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 1
John Eccles
1903 - 1997
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 2
Robin Warren
1937 - 2024
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 3
Howard Florey
1898 - 1968
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 4
Barry Marshall
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 5
Elizabeth Kenny
1880 - 1952
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 6