Thomas Milton Rivers
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Thomas Milton Rivers was an influential American virologist who helped establish virology as a distinct scientific discipline in the early 20th century.
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| Thomas Milton Rivers canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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physician ⓘ virologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lasker Award
NERFINISHED
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National Medal of Science ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
recognition of virology as an independent field of study
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understanding of viral pathogenesis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1962 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | historical accounts of virology ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johns Hopkins University
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University of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
infectious diseases
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microbiology ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
microbiology
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virology ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern virology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping establish virology as a distinct scientific discipline
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research on viral diseases ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Philosophical Society
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American Society for Microbiology NERFINISHED ⓘ United States National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Milton Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableStudent | future leaders in virology ⓘ |
| notableWork | early classification and study of viruses ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
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university teacher ⓘ virologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the virology laboratory at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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Thomas Rivers