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William Hammon

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Nationality
  
American

Doctoral advisor
  
Role
  
Physician

Name
  
William Hammon


Institutions
  
University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of Pittsburgh

Alma mater
  
Allegheny CollegeHarvard Medical School

Known for
  
Polio vaccine pioneer, Tropical diseases

Died
  
September 19, 1989, Seminole, Florida, United States

Fields
  
Physician, Virology, Epidemiology

Residence
  
United States of America

William McDowall Hammon (1904 – September 19, 1989) was an American physician and researcher, best known for his work on poliomyelitis. 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. Completing his medical training at Harvard Medical School in 1936, 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. During this period Hammon co-discovered the first vaccine for feline panleucopenia.

Hammon was presented with the Medal of Freedom in 1946 by President Harry Truman.

References

William Hammon Wikipedia


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