# Sidney Farber

> Sidney Farber was an American pediatric pathologist at Boston Children's Hospital. He is regarded as the father of modern chemotherapy for his work using folic acid antagonists to combat leukemia, which led to the development of other chemotherapeutic agents against other malignancies. Farber was also active in cancer research advocacy and fundraising, such as through his establishment of The Jimmy Fund, a foundation dedicated to pediatric research in childhood cancers. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is named after him.

*American physician (1903-1973)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1903-09-30
- **Died:** 1973-03-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.5 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 13.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 27.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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