Newton E. Morton | |
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Born | Camden, New Jersey, United States | December 21, 1929
Died | February 7, 2018 | (aged 88)
Education | Hopkins High School |
Alma mater | University of Hawaiʻi University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Known for | Founder of the field of Genetic epidemiology |
Spouse | Patricia Jacobs (2nd wife) |
Children | 5 (with 1st wife) |
Awards | William Allan Award (1962) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Genetic epidemiology |
Institutions | Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center University of Southampton |
Newton Ennis Morton (21 December 1929 – 7 February 2018) was an American population geneticist and one of the founders of the field of genetic epidemiology.[1]