William Ogilvy Kermack, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Ogilvy Kermack

Biochemist and mathematical epidemiologist

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1898

Place of Birth: Kirriemuir, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 20-Jul-1970

Profession: writer, biochemist, epidemiologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Ogilvy Kermack FRS FRSE FRIC (26 April 1898 – 20 July 1970) was a Scottish biochemist.
He made mathematical studies of epidemic spread and established links between environmental factors and specified diseases.
He is noteworthy for being blind for the majority of his academic career.
Together with Anderson Gray McKendrick he created the Kermack-McKendrick theory of infectious diseases.