Jacob "Jack"Kevorkian[1] (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011),[2] mostly known as "Dr. Death", was anAmericanpathologist,euthanasia activist, painter, author, composer and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing aterminal patient'sright to die viaphysician-assisted suicide; he claimed to have helped at least 130 patients to that end. He famously said, "dying is not a crime".[3] He was convicted of murder in 1999 and sent to prison. Concomitantly in 1999 the Geneva-basedself-determination society Exit International commissionedconductorDavid Woodard to orchestrate wind settings of Kevorkian's organ works.[4] Kevorkian was released in 2007.
Kevorkian was born on May 26, 1928 inPontiac,Michigan. He was ofArmenian descent. Kevorkian studied atUniversity of Michigan Medical School. He never married and had no children. Kevorkian died on June 3, 2011 inRoyal Oak, Michigan fromthrombosis, aged 83.[2] He was buried in White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery inTroy, Michigan.[5]
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