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Frederick Thomas Zugibe (/ˈzʌɡɪbi/; May 28, 1928 – September 6, 2013[1]) was the chiefmedical examiner ofRockland County, New York from 1969 to 2002.[2] Zugibe was known for his research and books on forensic medicine as well as hiscrucifixion andShroud of Turin studies.
Zugibe was born inGarnerville, New York on May 28, 1928. He graduated from Haverstraw High School in 1946 and obtained a Bachelor of Science fromSt. Francis College. Zugibe earned a Master of Science degree (Anatomy/Electron Microscopy) fromColumbia University, and a PhD in Anatomy and Histochemistry from the University of Chicago.[3]
In 1968, Zugibe received aDoctor of Medicine degree (M.D.) fromWest Virginia University. He was a diplomate of theAmerican Board of Pathology inanatomic pathology andforensic pathology,[3] and a diplomate of theAmerican Board of Family Practice. Zugibe was an adjunct Associate Professor of Pathology atColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and aFellow of theCollege of American Pathologists, a Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Pathology Section, and a member of the National Association of Medical Examiners.
He was formerly Director of Cardiovascular Research with the Veteran's Hospital in Pittsburgh. Well known in the field of cardiovascular research,[1] Zugibe was a Fellow of theAmerican College of Cardiology, Fellow of the Council onArteriosclerosis of theAmerican Heart Association, Fellow of theNew York Cardiological Society, and Member of theInternational Atherosclerosis Society.
Zugibe spent most of his career as the chief medical examiner of Rockland County, New York, appointed on August 15, 1969, to his retirement on December 31, 2002, and continuing as Acting Medical Examiner to March 31, 2003, until his successor was confirmed. On his retirement he estimated his office had done 10,000 autopsies during his tenure.[3]
Zugibe is well known for his research intocrucifixion and theShroud of Turin, which modifies the theories ofPierre Barbet regarding crucifixion, and theCatholic Church regarding the Shroud of Turin. He made numerous television appearances on these subjects, includingHow Jesus Died - the Final 18 Hours (Learning Channel andHistory Channel),The Shroud of Turin (CBC),Jesus, the Man (Discovery Channel),Son of God (BBC),Stigmata and the Shroud (In Search of...),The Stigmata (Learning Channel),The Shroud of Turin (60 Minutes, Australia),DaVinci and the Shroud (National Geographic), The Mystery of Jesus (CNN) andThe Naked Archaeologist.[2][4]
Zugibe was one of the people investigating theEucharistic miracle of Buenos Aires.[5]
In 2003 Rockland County dedicated the Rockland County Medical Examiner's Office as the Dr. Frederick T. Zugibe Forensic Unit. A new disease, Glycoprotein Storage Disease, first described in theAmerican Journal of Medicine by Zugibe and co-author Dr. Enid Gilbert, has been named the Zugibe-Gilbert Syndrome.[2]
Frederick Zugibe died on Friday, September 6, 2013 at the age of 85.[1]
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