Smith, Hugh Hollingsworth
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Title
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Smith, Hugh Hollingsworth
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Description
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After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Davidson College in 1923, Hugh Hollingsworth Smith received his M.D. and M.P.H. (Masters of Public Health) from Johns Hopkins University. After completing his work at Johns Hopkins, Smith spent two years (1928-30) as instructor in medicine at Strong Memorial
Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. He then began a twenty-five year association with the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation (1930-54). It was during this time that Smith became the principal member of the scientific team that developed the yellow fever vaccine for the Rockefeller Foundation.
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birthday
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1902
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Death Date
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1995