1914 - 1995
Jonas Salk American Doctor
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Jonas Salk was previously married to Françoise Gilot (1970 - 1995) and Donna Lindsay (1939 - 1968).
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American Doctor Jonas Salk was born Jonas Edward Salk on 28th October, 1914 in New York City, New York, USA and passed away on 23rd Jun 1995 La Jolla, California, USA aged 80. He is most remembered for He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccine.. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 2 |
30 years
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28 years, 2 months
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26 years, 5 months
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| Total | 2 |
30 years
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28 years, 2 months
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26 years, 5 months
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Details
| First Name |
Jonas
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| Middle Name |
Edward
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| Last Name |
Salk
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| Full Name at Birth |
Jonas Edward Salk
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| Alternative Name |
Dr Jonas Salk, Dr. Jonas Salk
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| Birthday |
28th October, 1914
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| Birthplace |
New York City, New York, USA
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| Died |
23rd June, 1995
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| Place of Death |
La Jolla, California, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Heart Failure
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| Buried |
El Camino Memorial Park San Diego, California
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
His parents, Daniel and Dora (née Press) Salk, had a Ashkenazi Jewish background..., His brother was Dr. Lee Salk, a distinguished specialist in neuromuscular diseases..., Aged 13, Salk entered Townsend Harris High School, a public school for intellectually gifted students..., In high school "he was known as a perfectionist...who read everything he could lay his hands on," according to one of his fellow students..., Despite producing Dr Jonas Salk and his child psychologist brother Lee, both parents had not received extensive formal education..., At his mother's urging, he put aside aspirations of becoming a lawyer, and instead concentrated on classes necessary for admission to medical school..., Salk entered CCNY at the age of 15, a "common age for a freshman who had skipped multiple grades along the way"..., In childhood, Salk did not show any interest in medicine or science in general: "As a child I was not interested in science. I was merely interested in things human, the human side of nature, if you like, and I continue to be interested in that"...
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Secular Humanist
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Townsend Harris High School, Queens, New York
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| University |
[1934] City College of New York (CCNY) (BSc, Chemistry)
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| Occupation Text |
Physician, Medical Researcher, Virologist
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| Occupation |
Doctor
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| Claim to Fame |
He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccine.
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Medical research, Virology, Epidemiology
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| Pets |
Donna Lindsay (9 June 1939 - 1968) (divorced) (3 children), Françoise Gilot (29 June 1970 - 23 June 1995) (his death), Thomas Francis Jr. (doctoral advisor)
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Jonas Edward Salk (; born Jonas Salk; October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New York and New York University School of Medicine, later choosing to do medical research instead of becoming a practicing physician. He began an internship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 1939. Two years later, he was granted a fellowship at the University of Michigan, where he spent several years studying flu viruses with his mentor, Thomas Francis Jr.
