Dorothy M. Horstmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothy M. Horstmann

American epidemiologist

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1911

Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jan-2001

Profession: epidemiologist, virologist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Dorothy Millicent Horstmann (July 2, 1911 – January 11, 2001) was an American epidemiologist, virologist and pediatrician whose research on the spread of poliovirus in the human bloodstream helped set the stage for the development of the polio vaccine.
She was the first woman appointed as a professor at the Yale School of Medicine and held a joint appointment in the Yale School of Public Health.