Carlos Finlay

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Public health measures against yellow fever
Sanitation and hygiene practices
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Cuban_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Havana
gptkbp:awardedBy Honorary titles
gptkbp:awards Honorary_degree_from_the_University_of_Havana
gptkbp:born December 3, 1833
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Colón_Cemetery,_Havana
gptkbp:children gptkb:Carlos_Finlay_de_la_Torre
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center
gptkbp:contributedTo Development of vaccines
Understanding of vector-borne diseases
gptkbp:contribution Identified Aedes aegypti as the vector for yellow fever
gptkbp:died August 6, 1915
gptkbp:established Foundation for tropical medicine research
gptkbp:famousFor Yellow fever research
gptkbp:field Epidemiology
gptkbp:honors Finlay_Medal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carlos Finlay
gptkbp:impact Global health initiatives
gptkbp:influence Public_health_policies_in_Cuba
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Walter_Reed
Tropical medicine research
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Louis_Pasteur
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Finlay_Institute_of_Vaccines
gptkbp:inventor Yellow fever vaccine
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor Cuban_history
gptkbp:isExpectedTo Medical community
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Future generations of scientists
Establishment of health policies
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Health education initiatives
gptkbp:isKnownFor Innovative research methods
gptkbp:isMemberOf gptkb:Cuban_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy gptkb:Cuban_government
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor Scientific achievements
gptkbp:knownFor Contributions to the understanding of yellow fever
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_in_tropical_medicine
gptkbp:nationality Cuban
gptkbp:notableWork Studies on yellow fever
gptkbp:occupation Physician
gptkbp:participatedIn International health conferences
gptkbp:promoted Education in medicine
gptkbp:publishedBy Numerous scientific papers
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkbp:recognizes Father of tropical medicine
gptkbp:researchFocus Mosquito transmission of diseases
gptkbp:researchInterest Epidemiological studies
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Havana,_Cuba
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Carmen_de_la_Torre
gptkbp:supported Research on infectious diseases
gptkbp:wasA Public health pioneer
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt Medals for scientific contributions
Public health advancements.
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Public health advocacy
gptkbp:wasHomeTo Various institutions