George Henry Alexander Clowes

George Henry Alexander Clowes (1877-1958)[1] was a 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,[2] making it available for diabetics beginning in 1923.[3][4] He was an art collector whose collection of paintings by European Old Masters was donated to the Indianapolis Museum of Art.[5] His grandson, Alexander Whitehill Clowes, wrote The Doc and the Duchess, a book about his grandfather's life and legacy.[6] He established The Clowes Fund in 1952 to fund art, education and social services.[7] The Clowes Award for cancer research was named in his honor.[8]

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  8. "AACR G.H.A. Clowes Memorial Award". Retrieved 2018-11-20.


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