24 moments

1. Birth in Malvern

   1898-09-24 · Malvern, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

   Howard Walter Florey was born in the Adelaide suburb of Malvern.

2. Family home at Coreega

   1906-01-01 · Coreega, Mitcham, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

   The Florey family relocated to Coreega in Mitcham, beginning his documented childhood residence there. Coordinate is a representative point in Mitcham; the article does not give Coreega's street address.

3. University of Adelaide student

   1917-03-01 · University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

   Florey began medical study at the University of Adelaide on a state scholarship.

4. Clinical assistant at Broken Hill Hospital

   1921-01-01 · Broken Hill Hospital, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

   Before departing for England as a Rhodes Scholar, Florey worked as a clinical assistant at Broken Hill Hospital. The source places this during the summer break immediately before his December 1921 departure; it does not provide a day or month.

5. Departure for England

   1921-12-11 · Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

   Florey left Australia aboard the SS Otira, serving as the vessel's surgeon while travelling to England.

6. Rhodes Scholar at Oxford

   1922-01-01 · Magdalen College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

   After arriving in Britain, Florey travelled to Oxford and entered Magdalen College to study physiology as a Rhodes Scholar. The cited text establishes travel to Oxford in January 1922; it does not explicitly state the calendar day.

7. Cambridge fellowship

   1926-01-01 · Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

   Florey became an unofficial fellow of Gonville and Caius College while pursuing a fellowship thesis.

8. Marriage to Ethel Reed

   1926-10-19 · Holy Trinity Church, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom

   Florey married fellow medical researcher Mary Ethel Hayter Reed in Paddington. The year is established by the immediately preceding account of his May 1926 return to Britain.

9. Research visit to Spain

   1929-01-01 · Spain

   During the summer break, Florey studied nerve-staining methods under Santiago Ramón y Cajal in Spain. The source does not identify a Spanish city; coordinates represent Spain broadly.

10. Summer research at Strasbourg

    1931-01-01 · University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    Florey spent the summer at the University of Strasbourg, studying mucinogen with Pol Bouin. The source gives the timing only relative to the 1929 Spain trip; 1931 is therefore supported to year precision.

11. Joseph Hunter chair at Sheffield

    1932-03-01 · University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

    

    Florey began his appointment to the Joseph Hunter chair of pathology at the University of Sheffield. The preceding text identifies the appointment as the Joseph Hunter chair of pathology at the University of Sheffield.

12. Professor of Pathology at Oxford

    1935-05-01 · Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

    

    Florey became Professor of Pathology and a Fellow of Lincoln College, taking leadership of Oxford's Sir William Dunn School of Pathology.

13. Meeting at New Haven

    1941-01-01 · New Haven, Connecticut, United States

    During the North American penicillin mission, Florey met John Fulton in New Haven and reunited with his children. The source places the event after the 27 June 1941 departure but does not give a more precise date.

14. Departure from Lisbon for penicillin mission

    1941-06-27 · Lisbon, Portugal

    Florey and Norman Heatley began their United States mission to seek routes to large-scale penicillin production. Coordinate represents Lisbon because the source does not identify the departure airfield.

15. Field trials in Algiers

    1943-05-01 · Algiers, Algeria

    Florey travelled to Algiers to conduct wartime field trials of penicillin in North Africa.

16. Anglo-American mission to Moscow

    1944-01-23 · Moscow, Soviet Union

    Florey reached Moscow with the Anglo-American scientific mission, met Zinaida Yermolyeva, and exchanged penicillin samples for Gramicidin S. The preceding sentence identifies Florey as a member of the British team.

17. Australian penicillin advisory visit

    1944-08-01 · Australia

    

    Florey returned to Australia during the war as an adviser on penicillin use and was received publicly as a national scientific figure. The source specifies Australia but not the arrival city; coordinates represent the country broadly.

18. Visit to Canberra for ANU planning

    1953-03-01 · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    

    Florey visited Canberra while advising the developing John Curtin School of Medical Research, though he declined to remain acting director.

19. Opening of John Curtin School

    1958-03-27 · John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    

    Florey ceremonially opened the John Curtin School of Medical Research and received an honorary Doctor of Science from the Australian National University. The Canberra location is established by the immediately preceding Australian National University section.

20. Inspection of Carlton House Terrace

    1960-12-01 · 6–9 Carlton House Terrace, London, England, United Kingdom

    

    As President of the Royal Society, Florey inspected the prospective Carlton House Terrace headquarters and applied for occupation of four houses. The preceding sentence identifies the property as Carlton House Terrace; the source specifies December 1960 but not a day.

21. Provost's lodgings at Queen's College

    1962-01-01 · The Queen's College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

    After election as Provost of The Queen's College, Florey moved into the provost's lodgings and relinquished his pathology chair. The source gives the election date but does not date the move into the lodgings more precisely.

22. Royal Society visit to Russia

    1965-01-01 · Russia

    Florey led a Royal Society visit to Russia as part of his international scientific diplomacy. The source does not identify Russian destinations; coordinates represent Russia broadly.

23. Marriage to Margaret Jennings

    1967-06-06 · Old Register Office, St Giles', Oxford, England, United Kingdom

    Florey married Margaret Jennings in a deliberately quiet civil ceremony in Oxford.

24. Death at the provost's lodgings

    1968-02-21 · The Queen's College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

    Florey died of congestive heart failure at his home in the provost's lodgings at The Queen's College. The source's prior section identifies the provost's lodgings as those of The Queen's College, Oxford.