William Hammon
William McDowall Hammon | |
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Born | 1904 Columbus, Ohio |
Died | September 19, 1989 Seminole, Florida |
Residence | U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Fields | Physician, virologist, and epidemiologist |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley University of Pittsburgh |
Alma mater | Allegheny College Harvard Medical School |
Doctoral advisor | Hans Zinsser |
Known for | Polio vaccine pioneer,[1] Tropical diseases |
William McDowall Hammon (1904 – September 19, 1989) was an American physician and researcher, best known for his work on poliomyelitis.[2][3] 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.[1] Completing his medical training at Harvard Medical School in 1936,[1] 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.[3] During this period Hammon co-discovered the first vaccine for feline panleucopenia.[4]
Hammon was presented with the Medal of Freedom in 1946 by President Harry Truman.[5]
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