Loney Clinton Gordon | |
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| Born | Loney Clinton October 8, 1915[1] Arkansas |
| Died | July 16, 1999 (aged 83)[1] (at 83) |
| Alma mater | Michigan State College |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bacteriology, Public Health |
Loney Clinton Gordon (1915–1999) was an African-American chemist and laboratory researcher who assisted doctors Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering with bacteriological virulence research leading to the creation of the pertussis vaccine.[2]
- ^ a b "Loney O Gordon - Death Record". Death-records.mooseroots.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Conniff, Richard (March 2022). "The Unsung Heroes Who Ended a Deadly Plague". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 8 March 2023.