William Frankland (108)

The stories cut short by COVID-19

William Frankland (108)

William Frankland was a British allergist and immunologist whose achievements included the popularization of the pollen count as a piece of weather-related information to the British public, speculation regarding the effects of overly sterile living environments, and the prediction of increased levels of allergy to penicillin. He continued to work for a number of years after turning 100. He died of the coronavirus on April 2, 2020.