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Maurice Hilleman

1919 - 2005

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Maurice Ralph Hilleman (August 30, 1919 – April 11, 2005) was a leading American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity. According to one estimate, his vaccines save nearly eight million lives each year. He has been described as one of the most influential vaccinologists ever. He has been called the "father of modern vaccines". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Hilleman is the 10,415th most popular politician (up from 11,236th in 2019), the 4,015th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,094th in 2019) and the 343rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maurice Hilleman ranks 10,415 out of 19,576Before him are Gabriel Hanotaux, Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria, Henri Alekan, King Yi of Zhou, Platon Zubov, and Alejandro Giammattei. After him are Pietro Ziani, Guru Hargobind, Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois, Ludwig von Cobenzl, and Anouvong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Maurice Hilleman ranks 134Before him are Toni Turek, Ivan Sidorenko, Franjo Kuharić, Paul Vanden Boeynants, Hans Hermann Groër, and Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen. After him are Anatoly Dobrynin, Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Åke Seyffarth, Félix Gaillard, Galina Ustvolskaya, and Tamara Toumanova. Among people deceased in 2005, Maurice Hilleman ranks 111Before him are Aenne Burda, Svatopluk Pluskal, George P. Cosmatos, Eddie Guerrero, Corrado Bafile, and Frits Philips. After him are Jair da Rosa Pinto, Maclyn McCarty, Tonino Delli Colli, Sandra Dee, Alain Bombard, and Tilly Fleischer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maurice Hilleman ranks 4,015 out of 20,380Before him are Gene Krupa (1909), Gig Young (1913), Mick Mars (1951), Ma Rainey (1886), Paul Winfield (1939), and Alan Sokal (1955). After him are Josh Hartnett (1978), Dita Von Teese (1972), Paul Rudd (1969), Aaron Paul (1979), Horace Greeley (1811), and James Waddell Alexander II (1888).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Maurice Hilleman ranks 343Before him are Ronald Inglehart (1934), Kamehameha IV (1834), Dan Sullivan (1964), Scott Walker (1967), Angelica Singleton Van Buren (1818), and Newt Gingrich (1943). After him are Horace Greeley (1811), William Joyce (1906), George McGovern (1922), Elizabeth Warren (1949), Joseph B. Foraker (1846), and Lawrence Eagleburger (1930).