George Henry Alexander Clowes (1877–1958) [2] was a medical 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, [3] making it available for diabetics beginning in 1923. [4] [5] He was an art collector whose collection of paintings by European Old Masters was donated to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. [6] He and his two sons 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]
His grandson, Alexander Whitehill Clowes, wrote The Doc and the Duchess, a book about his grandfather's life and legacy. [9]
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George Henry Alexander Clowes (1877–1958) [2] was a medical 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, [3] making it available for diabetics beginning in 1923. [4] [5] He was an art collector whose collection of paintings by European Old Masters was donated to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. [6] He and his two sons 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]
His grandson, Alexander Whitehill Clowes, wrote The Doc and the Duchess, a book about his grandfather's life and legacy. [9]
Media related to George Henry Alexander Clowes at Wikimedia Commons