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Abraham Morris Lilienfeld | |
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Born | Abraham Morris Lilienfeld November 13, 1920 New York City, United States |
Died | August 6, 1984 Baltimore, Maryland, United States | (aged 63)
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health |
Known for | Expanding epidemiology to focus on chronic as well as infectious diseases[1] |
Spouse | Lorraine Zemil |
Children | 3[1][2] |
Awards | Ernest Lyman Stebbins medal from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, member of the Institute of Medicine[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Epidemiology |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Abraham Morris Lilienfeld (November 13, 1920 – August 6, 1984) was an American epidemiologist and professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. He is known for his work in expanding epidemiology to focus on chronic diseases as well as infectious ones.