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Theobald Smith

American epidemiologist (1859-1934) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 75

Theobald Smith FRS(For) HFRSE was a pioneering epidemiologist, bacteriologist, pathologist and professor. Smith is widely considered to be America's first internationally-significant medical research scientist.

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1934Died10 December 19341933Copley MedalAward1932Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAwardManson MedalAward1859Born31 July 1859

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Copley Medal1933
Manson Medal1932
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1932
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1859 to 1934 · aged 75