Sir Ernst Chain

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Berlin-born biochemist, whose major contribution to medicine was to purify penicillin, making it stable enough to cure bacterial infections. Chain came to England in 1933, conducting his research in Oxford. In 1945 he shared a Nobel Prize with his colleague Howard Florey, and Alexander Fleming, who had discovered penicillin. He received a knighthood in 1969.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Sir Ernst Chain

Date

1945

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 65.4 x W 80.3 cm

Accession number

5989

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1988

Work type

Painting

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