George Henry Alexander Clowes

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.

[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.

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