William Hammon
William McDowell Hammon | |
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Born | (1904-07-04)July 4, 1904[1] Columbus, Ohio |
Died | September 19, 1989(1989-09-19) (aged 85) Seminole, Florida |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Allegheny College Harvard Medical School |
Known for | Polio vaccine pioneer,[2] Tropical diseases |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physician, virologist, and epidemiologist |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley University of Pittsburgh |
Doctoral advisor | Hans Zinsser |
William McDowell Hammon (July 4, 1904 – September 19, 1989) was an American physician and researcher, best known for his work on poliomyelitis.[3][4] In his early twenties and prior to becoming a research physician, Hammon worked for four years as a medical missionary in the former Belgian Congo. After returning, he received his undergraduate degree from Allegheny College in 1932.[2] Completing his medical training at Harvard Medical School in 1936,[2] Hammon then studied with the bacteriologist Hans Zinsser, receiving a Master of Public Health degree in 1938, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1939.[4] During this period Hammon co-discovered the first vaccine for feline panleucopenia.[5]
Hammon was presented with the Medal of Freedom in 1946 by President Harry Truman.[6] In 1949 Harmon was elected president of the American Society for Microbiology.[1]
References
- ^ a b Cattell, Jaques, ed. (1949). American Men of Science: A Biographical Dictionary. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Science Press. p. 1016.
- ^ a b c Fowler G (September 23, 1989). "Dr. William Hammon Dies at 85; A Pioneer in Fight Against Polio". New York Times.
- ^ "Unsung Hero of the War on Polio" (PDF). University of Pittsburgh Public Health Magazine. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2006.
- ^ a b Rinaldo CR (2005). "Passive Immunization Against Poliomyelitis: The Hammon Gamma Globulin Field Trials, 1951–1953". American Journal of Public Health. 95 (5): 790–9. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2004.040790. PMC 1449257. PMID 15855454.
- ^ Enders JF, Hammon WM (1940). "Active and passive immunization against the virus of malignant pan leucopenia of cats". Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 48: 194–200. doi:10.3181/00379727-43-11141. S2CID 73135183.
- ^ HiBeam Research
Further reading
- Spice B (April 4, 2005). "Tireless polio research effort bears fruit and indignation". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
- "G.G. Proves Itself". Time Magazine. November 3, 1952. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
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