Donald Henderson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDonald Henderson
American physician
Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1928
Place of Birth: Lakewood, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 19-Aug-2016
Profession: epidemiologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Donald Henderson
- Donald Ainslie Henderson (September 7, 1928 – August 19, 2016) was an American medical doctor, educator, and epidemiologist who directed a 10-year international effort (1967–1977) 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.
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