John Fleetezelle Anderson | |
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| 3rd Director of theU.S. Hygienic Laboratory | |
| In office October 1, 1909 – November 19, 1915 | |
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| Preceded by | Milton J. Rosenau |
| Succeeded by | George W. McCoy |
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| Born | (1873-03-14)March 14, 1873 |
| Died | September 29, 1958(1958-09-29) (aged 85) |
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| Alma mater | University of Virginia[1] |
| Known for | Rocky Mountain spotted fever, measles transmission |
| Fields | Medical research, disease transmission |
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John Fleetezelle Anderson (March 14, 1873 – September 29, 1958) was the third director of the United States Hygienic Laboratory, the precursor to theNational Institutes of Health, from October 1, 1909 to November 19, 1915.[2]
Anderson was born inFredericksburg, Virginia, on March 14, 1871.[3] He later studied medicine and received his M.D. degree in 1895 from theUniversity of Virginia.[1] After graduating he studied bacteriology abroad in Vienna, Paris, and theLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine.[4]
Upon returning to the US in 1898, Anderson joined theMarine Hospital Service. In 1902, he was made assistant director of the Hygienic Laboratory,[4] and in 1909, he became the director. He resigned in 1915 to become the director of the Research and Biological Laboratories and later vice president ofE. R. Squibb & Sons.
Anderson is noted for his research.[5] He is considered an early expert inRocky Mountain spotted fever. He developed an experimental measles model in rhesus monkeys withJoseph Goldberger.[6]
In honor for his work on Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a species of wood tick,Dermacentor andersoni, was named in his honor in 1908.[3]
In 1955, the University of Virginia established the John F. Anderson Memorial Lectureship in his honor.[7]
Anderson died from heart disease inNew Brunswick, New Jersey, on September 29, 1958.[3][6]
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