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Sir Ernst Boris Chain: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born June 19, 1906 • Berlin • Germany
Died August 12, 1979 (aged 73) • Ireland
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1945)

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Sir Ernst Boris Chain seated in a suit, looking toward the camera with hands clasped in his lap.
Portrait of Sir Ernst Boris Chain, co-discoverer of penicillin, wearing a suit and tie, seated with hands folded.
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