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George A. Soper

U.S. sanitation engineer, discoverer of Typhoid Mary · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1870 to 1948 · aged 78

George Albert Soper II was an American sanitation engineer and epidemiologist. He specialized in the investigation of water- and food-borne disease and urban sanitation, and is best known for identifying Mary Mallon as the first recognized asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever in the United States.

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1948 · aged 78