When and where did Howard Florey live?

When and where did Howard Florey live?

Howard Florey

The Lord Florey OM FRS FRCP
Born Howard Walter Florey 24 September 1898 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died 21 February 1968 (aged 69) Oxford, England
Nationality Australian
Education Scotch College, Adelaide, St Peter’s College, Adelaide

Where did Howard Florey go to university?

University of Cambridge1927
The University of Adelaide1917–1921
Howard Florey/College

How old was Howard Florey died?

69 years (1898–1968)
Howard Florey/Age at death

Where was Howard Walter Florey born and raised?

Howard Walter Florey was born on September 24, 1898 in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. His father, Joseph Florey, was a shoemaker, and his mother Bertha Mary Wadham was a housewife. The family was prosperous – Joseph’s shoemaking business was expanding, opening new branches.

Where are portraits of Howard Walter Florey located?

There are portraits of Florey by Frederick Deane in the Sir William Dunn school, by Henry Carr in the Royal Society’s apartments, by Allan Gwynne-Jones in the University of Adelaide and by (Sir) William Dargie in Florey’s old school. A head in bronze by John Dowie has been placed in North Terrace, Adelaide.

Where did Ethel Florey live most of her life?

Ethel Florey was born on 1 October 1900 at Stanmore, Sydney, fourth child of John Hayter Reed, bank manager, and his wife Joanna Agnes, née Du Vé, both Victorian born. Educated at Tormore House School, Adelaide, and the University of Adelaide (M.B., B.S., 1924; M.D., 1950), she interrupted her medical career to raise her children.

Why was Howard Walter Florey appointed to the Oxford chair?

Florey’s appointment to the Oxford chair was a milestone in the history of pathology in the British Empire because, for the first time, a man trained in experimental physiology who looked at pathology as disordered physiology attained a position of influence in the subject.