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Ernest Duchesne

French physician (1874–1912)

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  • Momentum2.0
  • Wikipedia733
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Lived 1874–1912, aged 38France
FranceFranceDoctorsDoctor
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  • Era
    1874–1912
    Aged 38
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Updated 2026-07-17

Ernest Duchesne was a French physician who noted that certain molds kill bacteria. He made this discovery 32 years before Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic properties of penicillin, a substance derived from those molds, but his research went unnoticed.

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