Ernest Duchesne
Ernest Duchesne | |
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| Born | Ernest Augustin Clement Duchesne 30 May 1874 |
| Died | 12 April 1912 (aged 37) |
| Burial place | Cimetière du Grand Jas |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | Rosa Lassallas (1881–1903) |
Ernest Duchesne (30 May 1874 – 12 April 1912) 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.