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Maurice Ralph Hilleman (August 30, 1919 – April 11, 2005) was a leading American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity.
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Aug 27, 2016 · Maurice Ralph Hilleman (1919–2005) was one of the greatest microbiologists/vaccinologists of all time. He played a key role in developing vaccines for Asian flu in 1957 and Hong Kong flu in 1968.
Maurice Hilleman invented eight of the fourteen vaccines used in routine vaccination schedules today. In an unusually long and productive career in science he developed over 40 vaccines - an enormous number compared with more celebrated scientists, such as Pasteur, Sabin, and Salk.
In 1957, Maurice Hilleman joined Merck & Co. in Pennsylvania, and it is there where his contributions really took off. In his 47 years at Merck, Dr. Hilleman led and worked on teams that produced vaccines still in use today, like the mumps vaccine.
May 6, 2013 · The name Maurice Hilleman may not ring a bell. But today 95 percent of American children receive the M.M.R. — the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella that Dr. Hilleman invented, starting...
Maurice Hilleman, PhD’44, was born in 1919 near Miles City, Montana, during the deadliest influenza pandemic in history. When the next global influenza pandemic arrived, Hilleman was in the position to save thousands of lives, thanks in part to his Montana roots.
May 29, 2020 · This virologist saved millions of children—and stopped a pandemic. In 1957 a flu pandemic hit the U.S., but Maurice Hilleman was ready with a vaccine he mass produced in only months. By Sydney...
Virtually unknown to the general public, Maurice Hilleman was a creative and dedicated microbiologist who devel-oped more than 40 vaccines against serious human and animal diseases, many of which are still in use. His work is generally believed to have saved the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Among his
Hilleman has produced a mind-boggling number of fundamental breakthroughs. He is the inventor of more than 40 vaccines, including those that prevent measles, mumps, rubella, Haemophilus...
Aug 25, 2022 · Why was there such a small number of deaths in the United States? In large part, it is due to one man: Maurice Hilleman, a microbiologist at the Walter Reed Institute of Research and chief of the Department of Respiratory Disease. Hilleman saw a New York Times article about this growing epidemic.
