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About Donald Ainslie Henderson
Donald Ainslie Henderson (September 7, 1928 – August 19, 2016) was an American physician, educator, and epidemiologist who directed a 10-year international effort (1967–77) that eradicated smallpox throughout the world and launched international childhood vaccination programs. From 1977 to 1990, he was Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Later, he played a leading role in instigating national programs for public health preparedness and response following biological attacks and national disasters. At the time of his death, he was Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh, as well as Distinguished Scholar at the UPMC Center for Health Security.
Honors and awards
- 1975 – George McDonald Medal, London School of Tropical Medicine
- 1978 – Public Welfare Medal, National Academy of Sciences
- 1985 – Albert Schweitzer International Prize for Medicine
- 1986 – National Medal of Science in Biology
- 1988 – The Japan Prize, shared with Drs. Isao Arita and Frank Fenner
- 1990 – Health for All Medal, World Health Organization
- 1994 – Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal, Sabin Foundation
- 1995 – John Stearns Medal, New York Academy of Medicine
- 1996 – Edward Jenner Medal, Royal Society of Medicine
- 2001 – Clan Henderson Society, Chiefs Order
- 2002 – Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 2013 – Order of Brilliant Star, with Grand Cordon, Republic of China
- 2014 – Prince Mahidol Award, Thailand
- 2015 – Charles Merieux Award, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
- Seventeen universities conferred honorary degrees on Henderson.
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Donald Ainslie Henderson's Timeline
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September 7, 1928
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Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
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August 19, 2016
Age 87
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Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
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Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, United States
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University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York, United States
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Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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