Albert Sabin

Albert Bruce Sabin (/ˈseɪbɪn/ SAY-bin; August 26, 1906 – March 3, 1993) was a Polish-American medical researcher, best known for developing the oral polio vaccine, which has played a key role in nearly eradicating the disease. In 1969–72, he served as the president of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

Albert Sabin
Born
Abram Saperstejn

(1906-08-26)August 26, 1906
Białystok, Russian Empire
(now Poland)
DiedMarch 3, 1993(1993-03-03) (aged 86)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
CitizenshipPoland (until 1930), United States (since 1930)
Alma materNew York University
Known forOral polio vaccine
Spouses
Sylvia Tregillus
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(m. 1935; died 1966)​
    Jane Warner
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    (m. 1967; div. 1971)​
      Heloisa Dunshee de Abranches
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      (m. 1972)​
      AwardsE. Mead Johnson Award (1941)
      National Medal of Science (1970)
      John Howland Award (1974)
      Presidential Medal of Freedom (1986)
      Scientific career
      FieldsImmunology, virology
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