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1926-01-02

Date of death

2008-03-24

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New York, New York, USA (Birth)

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Niagara Falls High School

University of Buffalo (B.A. ∙ 1948)

London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Ph.D. ∙ parasitology and medical biology ∙ 1951)

University of London (D.Sc. ∙ parasitology ∙ 1961)

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parasitologist

epidemiologist

professor of Tropical Medicine and Medical Parasitology

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writer

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University of Hawaii School of Medicine (1968-1995)

SEATO Laboratory, Department of Parisitology, Bangkok (chief ∙ 1965-1968)

University of Singapore School of Medicine (1960-1965)

British Foreign Service (1951-1960)

US Army (1944-1946)

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Prof. Desowitz was once described by a book reviewer as "a veritable Sherlock Holmes of parasites and pathogens."

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Author of New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers: Tales of Parasites and People

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