George Henry Alexander Clowes
American Physician
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George Henry Alexander Clowes (1877–1958)[2] was a chemist who worked as the first research director at Eli Lilly and Company. He was responsible for mobilizing Eli Lilly resources to mass-produce insulin,[3] making it available for diabetics beginning in 1923.[4][5] He was president of the American Association for Cancer Research in 1938-1939. [6] The AACR Clowes Award for cancer research was named in his honor.[7] He and his two sons established The Clowes Fund in 1952 to fund art, education, and social services.[8]
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He was also an art collector whose collection of paintings by European Old Masters was donated to the Indianapolis Museum of Art.[9]
His grandson, Alexander Whitehill Clowes, wrote The Doc and the Duchess, a book about his grandfather's life and legacy.[10]
