Foege

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American public health expert epidemiologist family name human public health physician

Foege is the surname of William H. Foege, an American epidemiologist renowned for his pivotal role in the global eradication of smallpox.

Aliases (1)

William H. Foege ×44

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American public health expert → epidemiologist → family name → human → public health physician →
awardReceived	Lasker~Bloomberg Public Service Award → Presidential Medal of Freedom →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
developed	ring vaccination strategy for smallpox control →
educatedAt	Harvard School of Public Health → Luther College → University of Washington →
employer	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention →
familyName	Foege →
fieldOfWork	epidemiology → public health →
genre	epidemiological literature →
givenName	William →
hasAcademicBackgroundIn	medicine → public health →
hasHonorificPrefix	Dr. →
hasRole	global health leader → smallpox eradication program leader →
hasSubject	global health policy → smallpox eradication → vaccination strategy →
influenced	disease eradication campaigns → global immunization strategies →
knownFor	smallpox eradication strategy →
languageOfOrigin	German →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	National Academy of Medicine → National Academy of Sciences (United States) →
nameType	surname →
nationality	United States of America →
notableFor	leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → role in global eradication of smallpox →
notableWork	House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox →
occupation	epidemiologist → physician → public health official →
placeOfBirth	United States of America →
positionHeld	Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention →
residence	United States of America →
sexOrGender	male →
surname	Foege →
usedBy	William H. Foege →
workedOn	World Health Organization smallpox eradication program →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
William H. Foege → William H. Foege →	familyName
William H. Foege →	surname