death_date death_place work_institution birth_place image_size field birth_date residence image article_title name alma_mater
1 february 1929 aberdeen , scotland , united kingdom aberdeen royal infirmary aberdeen , scotland , united kingdom 230px surgery/bacteriology 19 april 1844 aberdeen alexander ogston.jpg alexander ogston
 alexander ogston university of aberdeen
alexander ogston

sir alexander ogston kcvo mb frs cm md -lrb- 19 april 1844 -- 1 february 1929 -rrb- was a scottish surgeon , famous for his discovery of `` staphylococcus '' .
he was the eldest son of prof. francis ogston -lrb- 1803 -- 1887 -rrb- , professor of medical jurisprudence at the university of aberdeen .
