Talk:Howard Florey

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The article states that he was a Rhodes scholar at Queen's Oxford whereas the biography Biography claims it was Magdalen Oxford ("He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford, leading to the degrees of B.Sc. and M.A. (1924)"). roundhouse 10:57, 29 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Another biography I have confirms that it was Magdalen. --Peta 01:01, 30 September 2006 (UTC)


 * About the best you can say about this article is that it's (probably) accurate as far as it goes, but a scientific giant deserves a far superior article to this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.96.19.126 (talk) 06:18, 3 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Well 58.96.19.126, nobody is stopping you getting off your posterior and doing something about it ... Pdfpdf (talk) 12:26, 8 December 2009 (UTC)'

I don't see how cited reference 3 supports his view on contraception. Did I miss something or has the wrong referenced been cited? Pclindstrom (talk) 13:46, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Ze right baron?
Since I've never been really clear on this, shouldn't the page be moved to "Howard, Baron Florey"? (I don't care either way, & won't be watching. Just asking.)  TREKphiler   any time you're ready, Uhura  10:49, 7 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Maybe. However, he's "well known" (whatever that means) as Howard Florey ... Pdfpdf (talk) 12:26, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

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Pronunciation
@Hawkeye7: If that's the case, then why don't you just add IPA to the lead? The pronounciation of "sorry" differs in countries like America and Australia. — V ORTEX  3427 (Talk!) 10:46, 22 June 2023 (UTC)


 * I don't know how to format IPA. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  10:56, 22 June 2023 (UTC)


 * I had to look at the article to understand this and find it says, His surname rhymes with "sorry". Note that a rhyme is not the same as a pronunciation and seems rather weaker.  I reckon that the vowel sound will vary depending upon the speaker's accent.  I'm British and would use a longer o for Florey than for sorry.  Americans might give it more of an a sound as that's common for them.  And Australians would be more nasal.
 * Anyway, I agree that IPA is best avoided per WP:NOTDIC and doubt that that there's any real need to say anything about this as it's not a complex case like Mainwaring or Featherstonhaugh. Is there supposed to be a significant alternative?
 * Andrew🐉(talk) 17:49, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * You can hear Florey pronounce his name in the Hazel de Berg interview in the external links. The problem is a common practice of pronouncing it like "story" instead of "sorry". Hawkeye7   (discuss)  18:25, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * He leads off by saying "This is Howard Walter Florey..." . To my ear, he pronounces Florey just as I would.  And, to me, this is more like "story" than "sorry".  So, I suppose it depends how you expect those words to be spoken and our expectations must be different.
 * It was good to hear the man himself and so this link's description might make it clearer that it is a recording rather than a transcript. What struck me more than the pronunciation of his name, was that he didn't then have a strong Australian accent or twang.  His voice sounded quite cultivated and RP.  It reminds me of Tony Benn.
 * Andrew🐉(talk) 08:46, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
 * It's a cultivated Australian accent. Lots of older adults used to talk that way when I was a boy. I thought being able to hear the man himself was awesome. Few people follow external links. I'm glad someone did. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  09:36, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Howard Florey
This is really interesting! Ashtoastsunmarrampotatochips (talk) 11:43, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Picture request
Thanks to for his work on this article, which I enjoyed reading this morning. As there's a picture request above, I thought I'd try to fill that and so popped over to Westminster Abbey. I've been inside there several times for free but today it was in tourist mode and it would have cost about £50 for the two of us to get in. This seemed a bit much for a quick photo of something which is easy to view online. So, we moved on to Chinatown and spent the money on some wonton noodle soup instead. I'll try again another day when attending a service – the Sunday organ recitals are good.

If Hawkeye7 has any other pending requests for images in the London area, they should feel free to ask me direct and I'll see what I can do.

Andrew🐉(talk) 18:19, 25 October 2023 (UTC)