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Karl Friedrich Meyer

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American pathologist (1884-1974)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1884 to 1974 · aged 89
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Karl Friedrich Meyer was an American scientist of Swiss origin. He was one of the most prodigious scientists in many areas of infectious diseases in man and animals, the ecology of pathogens, epidemiology and public health. Some called him the "Pasteur of the 20th century".

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1970Alexander Fleming Award
1961Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal
1960Canada Gairdner International Award
1960Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize
1951Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research

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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1884 to 1974 · aged 89
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