Alexander Glenny

Alexander Thomas Glenny
Born 18 September 1882
Camberwell
Died 5 October 1965

Alexander Thomas Glenny (18 September 1882 – 5 October 1965), was a British immunologist known particularly for his work on the prevention of diphtheria.

He was born in Camberwell, London, England, educated at Alleyn's School, Dulwich and awarded a B.Sc. by the University of London in 1905.

In 1899 he started working for the Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories, then in Central London, becoming head of the immunology department in 1906. He worked on immunizations and antitoxins against diseases, including tetanus and diphtheria, and, later, chemical weapons.

His scientific work focused on the mechanisms of antibody production and the prevention of diphtheria. In 1921 he and H. J. Südmersen discovered the primary and secondary immune response.[1] In the same paper they also briefly described the properties of diphtheria toxoid, which had been discovered by Glenny in 1904, apparently by accident.[2][3] In 1925-6 he developed alum-precipitated diphtheria toxoid.[3] He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1944[2] and awarded the Edward Jenner Medal by the Royal Society of Medicine in 1953.

Glenny died in 1965. He had married Emma Blanche Lillian Gibbs (born 1886) on 7 July 1910. They had three children, John (1913), Peter (1915), and Barbara (1918).

References

  1. ↑ Glenny, Alexander Thomas; Südmerson, H.J. (1921). "Notes on the immunity to diphtheria toxin". J. Hyg. 20: 179–220.
  2. 1 2 Oakley, C.F. (1966). "Alexander Thomas Glenny, 1895-1966". Biog. Mem. Fell. Roy. Soc. 12: 163–80.
  3. 1 2 Dolman, C.E. (1973). "Landmarks and pioneers in the control of diphtheria". Can. J. Publ. Hlth. 64: 317–36.

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