William Ogilvy Kermack

William Ogilvy Kermack
Born(1898-04-26)26 April 1898
Kirriemuir, Scotland
Died20 July 1970(1970-07-20) (aged 72)
Aberdeen, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
Known forKermack–McKendrick theory

William Ogilvy Kermack FRS FRSE FRIC (26 April 1898 – 20 July 1970) was a Scottish biochemist. He made mathematical studies of epidemic spread and established links between environmental factors and specified diseases.[1] He is noteworthy for being blind for the majority of his academic career. Together with Anderson Gray McKendrick he created the Kermack-McKendrick theory of infectious diseases.

  1. ^ Smith, George Davey; Kuh, Diana (1 August 2001). "Commentary: William Ogilvy Kermack and the childhood origins of adult health and disease". International Journal of Epidemiology. 30 (4): 696–703. doi:10.1093/ije/30.4.696. ISSN 0300-5771. PMID 11511585.