William H. Foege

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academic author epidemiologist human public health official public health physician

William H. Foege is an American epidemiologist and former CDC director renowned for his pivotal role in developing the global strategy that led to the eradication of smallpox.

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William H. Foege canonical 16

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instanceOf academic ⓘ
author ⓘ
epidemiologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
public health official ⓘ
public health physician ⓘ
awardReceived Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Award for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind ⓘ
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
Public Welfare Medal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1936-03-12 ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ⓘ
surface form: Harvard School of Public Health

Loma Linda University ⓘ
Pacific Lutheran University ⓘ
employer Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ⓘ
Carter Center ⓘ
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Emory University ⓘ
familyName Foege ⓘ
fieldOfWork epidemiology ⓘ
infectious disease control ⓘ
public health ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasHonorificName William H. Foege Fellowship in Global Health ⓘ
William H. Foege Global Health Building at the University of Washington ⓘ
hasWritten House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox ⓘ
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor ⓘ
influenced global immunization programs ⓘ
polio eradication strategies ⓘ
memberOf American Public Health Association ⓘ
National Academy of Medicine ⓘ
name William H. Foege self-link ⓘ
notableFor development of global smallpox eradication strategy ⓘ
leadership at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
work on smallpox surveillance and containment ⓘ
notableWork smallpox eradication surveillance-containment strategy ⓘ
occupation epidemiologist ⓘ
physician ⓘ
public health administrator ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth Decorah, Iowa ⓘ
positionHeld Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Atlanta ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia

Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form: Seattle, Washington

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Public Welfare Medal → notableRecipient → William H. Foege ⓘ
William H. Foege → name → William H. Foege self-link ⓘ
House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox → author → William H. Foege ⓘ
House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox → hasPerspectiveOf → William H. Foege ⓘ
House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox → hasKeyFigure → William H. Foege ⓘ
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor → author → William H. Foege ⓘ
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor → workOf → William H. Foege ⓘ
William H. Foege Global Health Building at the University of Washington → namedAfter → William H. Foege ⓘ
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William H. Foege Fellowship in Global Health → namedAfter → William H. Foege ⓘ
William H. Foege Fellowship in Global Health → honors → William H. Foege ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal → notableRecipient → William H. Foege ⓘ
Foege → usedBy → William H. Foege ⓘ
House on Fire → author → William H. Foege ⓘ
House on Fire → describesRoleOf → William H. Foege ⓘ
House on Fire → workOf → William H. Foege ⓘ
Sedgwick Memorial Medal → notableRecipient → William H. Foege ⓘ