Carlos Juan Finlay

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Cuban_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Public_Health_Association
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Havana
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Cuban_National_Order_of_Merit
gptkbp:born December 3, 1833
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Colón_Cemetery,_Havana
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jose_Finlay_de_la_Torre
gptkb:Carlos_Finlay_de_la_Torre
Carmen Finlay de la Torre
Cecilia Finlay de la Torre
Maria Finlay de la Torre
gptkbp:contribution identifying Aedes aegypti as a vector of yellow fever
gptkbp:died August 6, 1915
gptkbp:field gptkb:Medicine
epidemiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carlos Juan Finlay
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Emil_von_Behring
gptkb:Max_Theiler
gptkb:Carlos_Chagas
gptkb:Paul_Louis_Simond
gptkb:Walter_Reed
gptkb:Richard_P._Strong
gptkb:Albert_Calmette
gptkb:William_H._Welch
gptkb:George_W._Mc_Coy
gptkb:William_Gorgas
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Louis_Pasteur
gptkb:Robert_Koch
gptkbp:known_for public health advocacy
discovering the transmission of yellow fever
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Finlay_Institute_of_Vaccines
Finlay's findings were crucial for the development of vaccines.
Finlay's work on yellow fever led to the establishment of the Panama Canal.
Finlay is considered a pioneer in tropical medicine.
Finlay's research contributed to the understanding of infectious diseases.
gptkbp:nationality Cuban
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Scientist
gptkb:Physician
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:yellow_fever
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Havana,_Cuba
gptkbp:spouse Carmen de la Torre
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alfredo_S._C._De_La_Torre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5