Edward Abraham

Sir
Edward Abraham
Abraham at the Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford in 1939
Born
Edward Penley Abraham

(1913-06-10)10 June 1913
Died8 May 1999(1999-05-08) (aged 85)
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford
SpouseAsbjörg Abraham (née Harung)
Awards
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
ThesisSome substituted peptides and Experiments with lysozyme (1938)
Doctoral advisorSir Robert Robinson
Doctoral students
Other notable studentsSir John Walker

Sir Edward Penley Abraham, CBE, FRS[1] (10 June 1913 – 8 May 1999) was an English biochemist instrumental in the development of the first antibiotics penicillin and cephalosporin.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Jones, D. S.; Jones, J. H. (2014). "Sir Edward Penley Abraham CBE. 10 June 1913 -- 9 May 1999". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 60: 5–22. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2014.0002. S2CID 71557916.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Walker, John (1969). Studies on naturally-occurring peptides (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Eccentric TV farmer". Herald Sun. 17 May 1999.
  5. ^ National Archives: Papers of Edward Penley Abraham