Victor H. Haas

Victor H. Haas
1st Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
In office
1948–1957
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Succeeded byJustin M. Andrews
Personal details
Born
Victor H. Haas

February 5, 1916
Belle Plaine, Minnesota, US
DiedJune 8, 1983(1983-06-08) (aged 72)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
SpouseElise M. Haas[1]
ChildrenGary Haas[2]
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati (BS)(BM)(MD)
Scientific career
FieldsEpidemology
InstitutionsUS Public Health Service
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Victor Herman Frank Haas (February 5, 1916 – June 8, 1983) was an American physician, commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). He was the first director of the recently merged National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 1964 to 1975.[3]

  1. ^ "Obituary for Haas Victor H (Aged 67)". Star Tribune. June 9, 1983.
  2. ^ ""Melvin A. Steinborn 1938 - 2013 Obituary"". Johnson Funeral Home in Waconia.
  3. ^ "Death Master File". National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Retrieved 2018-03-25.