About Allan Watt Downie
Lived 1901 – 1988 (aged 86). Allan Watt Downie was a microbiologist.
Allan Watt Downie FRS (5 September 1901 – 26 January 1988) was a Scottish microbiologist involved in the eradication of smallpox. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in March 1955.
Downie bodies are named for him.
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Who was Allan Watt Downie?
British microbiologist
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Allan Watt Downie was born on 5 September 1901.
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Allan Watt Downie died on 26 January 1988.
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Allan Watt Downie was a microbiologist.
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