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Frank Fenner

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Frank John Fenner was an Australian virologist whose career is marked by two major achievements, his role in overseeing the global eradication of smallpox and his earlier work on controlling Australia's rabbit population through the deliberate introduction of the myxoma virus. His research shaped the modern understanding of how viruses evolve within a host population over time.

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Birth Year
1914 1
Death Date
2010-11-22 1
Death Year
2010 1
Death Place
Canberra, Australia 1
Nationality
Australia 1
Birthplace
Ballarat, Australia 1
Field
Field (category)
Biology 1
Field (category)
Medicine 1
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Works In

Virology, Disciplines
Source Frank Fenner (Wikipedia)
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1. Frank Fenner (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2010-11-22T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2010-11-22T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Australia
    Q408
  • P20 (place of death): Canberra, Australia
    Q3114
  • P19 (place of birth): Ballarat, Australia
    Q17856
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Frank Fenner (Wikipedia)
Works In: Virology, Lead, sentence 1
Quote, Works In: Virology, Lead, sentence 1
Frank John Fenner (21 December 1914-22 November 2010) was an Australian scientist with a distinguished career in the field of virology.
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