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Abraham, Sir Edward Penley, 1913-1999 (English biochemist)

 Person

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 10 June 1913 - 8 May 1999

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence, 1950-1953

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.1
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between Martin Rivers Pollock and Edward Abraham, dated 1950-1953.

Dates: 1950-1953
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE / Abraham, E.P.

Correspondence, 1955

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.2
Scope and Content

The material consists of correspondence between Martin Rivers Pollock and Edward Abraham, dated 1955. It relates to the supply of penicillinase to Abraham for work on cephalosporins and it includes Abraham's letter of 14 January 1955 referring to 'our new crystalline antibiotic ("C")', the newly discovered cephalosporin c.

Dates: 1955
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE / Abraham, E.P.

Correspondence, 1956-1959

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.3
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between Martin Rivers Pollock and Edward Abraham, dated 1956-1959. It includes correspondence regarding Pollock's induction work on cephalosporin c.

Dates: 1956-1959
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE / Abraham, E.P.

Correspondence, 1960-1964

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.4
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between Martin Rivers Pollock and Edward Abraham, dated 1960-1964. It includes correspondence regarding cephalosporinase.

Dates: 1960-1964
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE / Abraham, E.P.

Correspondence, 1964-1974

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.5
Scope and Contents

.The material consists of correspondence between Martin Rivers Pollock and Edward Abraham, dated 1964-1974

Dates: 1964-1974
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE / Abraham, E.P.

Correspondence, 1965-1967

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.6
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between Martin Rivers Pollock and Edward Abraham, dated 1967-1967. It includes correspondence regarding beta-lactamases.

Dates: 1965-1967
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE / Abraham, E.P.

Correspondence, 1969-1974

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.7
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between Martin Rivers Pollock and Edward Abraham, dated 1969-1974. It is chiefly regarding beta-lactamases.

Dates: 1969-1974
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE / Abraham, E.P.

Photographs from the 50th-anniversary of the first clinical use of penicillin reunion in Oxford

 Collection — Box CLX-A-375
Identifier: Coll-1785
Scope and Contents

Five photographs from the reunion at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, marking the 50th-anniversary of the first clinical use of penicillin. The pictures show Sir Edward Abraham, Professor Charles Fletcher, Lady Florey, Dr. Norman Heatley, and Kenneth Jones. Also include high-quality copies on paper.

Dates: 1991
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections