Dr. Carlos J. Finlay

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gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:advocatesFor vaccination programs
public health education
scientific research funding
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Cuban_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Havana
gptkbp:awardedBy honorary degrees
gptkbp:awards Cuban Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
gptkbp:born December 3, 1833
gptkbp:burialPlace Colón Cemetery
gptkbp:celebratedIn Cuban_culture
gptkbp:celebrates statues_in_Cuba
gptkbp:children Carlos_J._Finlay_de_la_Torre
gptkbp:collaboratedWith American_medical_researchers
gptkbp:contributedTo understanding of yellow fever
scientific literature on yellow fever
Cuban_public_health_system
gptkbp:contribution yellow fever vaccine research
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspiration for medical professionals
gptkbp:died August 20, 1915
gptkbp:established medical_practices_in_Cuba
gptkbp:famousFor yellow fever research
gptkbp:field medicine
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first to identify mosquito as vector
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Carlos J. Finlay
gptkbp:impact global health initiatives
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Walter_Reed
mosquito control measures
tropical disease control strategies
vector-borne disease research
public_health_education_in_Cuba
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Louis_Pasteur
gptkbp:inspiration public health policies
future generations of scientists
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Cuban_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:knownFor discovering the role of mosquitoes in yellow fever transmission
gptkbp:legacy pioneering work in epidemiology
gptkbp:nationality Cuban
gptkbp:notableWork The Mosquito Hypothesis
gptkbp:occupation physician
gptkbp:promoted international collaboration in health research
gptkbp:publishes Essai sur la fièvre jaune
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkb:Cuban_government
gptkbp:recognizes medical history
father of tropical medicine
gptkbp:researchContribution understanding of infectious diseases
gptkbp:researchFocus tropical medicine
gptkbp:researchInterest observational studies
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Havana,_Cuba
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Carmen_de_la_Torre