Science · Politics · 1898–1968
Howard Florey — Age & Birthday
Born: 24 September 1898 · Died: 21 February 1968 · Age at death: 69
How old was Howard Florey when he died?
Howard Florey died aged 69. He was born on 24 September 1898 and died on 21 February 1968.
Australian scientist who developed penicillin into a life-saving medicine
Did you know?While Alexander Fleming discovered the mould, Florey’s team at Oxford was responsible for the difficult task of isolating and purifying the drug.
Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey of Adelaide and Marston (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 the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various…
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- Age at death
- 69
- Would be
- 128
- Years since death
- 58
- Born
- September 24, 1898 · Adelaide, Australia
- Died
- February 21, 1968
- Cause of death
- Myocardial infarction
- Nationality
- Australian
- Known for
- Science, Politics
Family
- Father
- Joseph Florey
- Mother
- Bertha Mary Wadham
- Spouses
- Margaret Jennings, Mary Ethel Hayter Florey
- Children
- Charles du Vé Florey, Paquita Mary Joanna Florey
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- Born on September 24Born on September 24 too? You share your birthday with Howard Florey, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Konstantin Chernenko and 24 more famous people. See your full list of birthday matches.Date page
- Died on February 21Howard Florey is remembered every February 21, along with 22 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Howard Florey was bornA newspaper front page for 24 September 1898, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayHoward Florey would be 128 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryHoward Florey's 129th birthday is in 333 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!129th
- Death anniversaryThe 59th anniversary of Howard Florey's death is in 118 days. A moment to remember their legacy.59th
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