About George Henry Alexander Clowes
Lived 1877 – 1958 (aged 80–81). George Henry Alexander Clowes was a British and American physician, medical researcher, chemist and art collector.
George Henry Alexander Clowes (1877–1958) was a medical doctor who worked as the first research director at Eli Lilly and Company. He was responsible for mobilizing Eli Lilly resources to mass-produce insulin, making it available for diabetics beginning in 1923. He was president of the American Association for Cancer Research in 1938-1939. The AACR Clowes Award for cancer research was named in his honor. He and his two sons established The Clowes Fund in 1952 to fund art, education, and social services.
He was also an art collector whose collection of paintings by European Old Masters was donated to the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
His grandson, Alexander Whitehill Clowes, wrote The Doc and the Duchess, a book about his grandfather's life and legacy.
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Who was George Henry Alexander Clowes?
American physician, chemist, medical researcher and art collector (1877–1958)
When was George Henry Alexander Clowes born?
George Henry Alexander Clowes was born in 1877 in Ipswich.
When did George Henry Alexander Clowes die?
George Henry Alexander Clowes died on 25 August 1958.
What was George Henry Alexander Clowes's occupation?
George Henry Alexander Clowes was a physician, medical researcher, chemist and art collector.
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George Henry Alexander Clowes was British and American.
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