Maxwell Finland[a] (March 15, 1902 – October 25, 1987) was an American scientist, medical researcher, and an expert on infectious diseases.
Finland graduated from the Boston English High School and cum laude from Harvard College in 1922.
[4] In 1944, he worked with Chester Keefer at the Boston City Hospital on the first studies using penicillin to treat infectious diseases.
[1][7] He also made significant contributions to early identifications of new infectious issues, such as resistances of bacteria to antibiotics.
[1] An annual Maxwell Finland Award was established in 1988 by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.