Andrew Spielman, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Andrew Spielman

American entomologist

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1930

Date of Death: 20-Dec-2006

Profession: zoologist, entomologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Andrew Spielman, Sc.D.
(24 February 1930 – 20 December 2006) was a prominent American public health entomologist and Professor of Tropical Public Health in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Spielman was a world-renowned expert in the vector-borne illnesses malaria, Lyme disease, babesiosis and in the ways in which they are transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks.
He was a major figure in the modern history of public health entomology.