Maurice Hilleman

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Montana_State_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Albert_Lasker_Award_for_Clinical_Medical_Research
gptkb:Prince_Mahidol_Award
gptkb:Sabin_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jeryl_Lynn_Hilleman
gptkb:Kirsten_Hilleman
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1919-08-30
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 2005-04-11
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Merck_&_Co.
gptkbp:fieldOfWork immunology
microbiology
vaccine development
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maurice Hilleman
gptkbp:influenced vaccine policy worldwide
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:measles_vaccine
gptkb:Haemophilus_influenzae_type_b_vaccine
meningitis vaccine
hepatitis B vaccine
chickenpox vaccine
developing vaccines
mumps vaccine
pneumonia vaccine
rubella vaccine
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor helped develop the first effective hepatitis B vaccine
helped develop the first effective measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
developed or improved over 40 vaccines
credited with saving more lives than any other medical scientist of the 20th century
his daughter Jeryl Lynn was the source of the mumps vaccine strain
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Stanley_Plotkin
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:MMR_vaccine
gptkb:Jeryl_Lynn_mumps_vaccine_strain
gptkbp:numberOfVaccinesDeveloped over 40
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:immunologist
biologist
vaccinologist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Miles_City,_Montana,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:signature Maurice Hilleman signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lorraine_Hilleman
gptkb:Thelma_Mason
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1957_flu_pandemic
gptkb:Asian_flu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5