Polish-Jewish-American physician, virologist, immunologist and medical researcher
Hilary Koprowski
Born
(1916-12-05)5 December 1916
Warsaw, Government General of Warsaw
Died
11 April 2013(2013-04-11) (aged 96)
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality
Polish
Citizenship
Poland, United States
Known for
Polio vaccine
Spouse
Irena Koprowska (m. 1938)
Children
2
Awards
Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal (2007)
Scientific career
Fields
Virology
Hilary Koprowski (5 December 1916 – 11 April 2013) was a Polish virologist and immunologist active in the United States who demonstrated the world's first effective live polio vaccine. He authored or co-authored over 875 scientific papers and co-edited several scientific journals.
Koprowski received many academic honors and national decorations, including the Belgian Order of the Lion, the French Order of Merit and Legion of Honour, Finland's Order of the Lion, and the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
Koprowski was the target of accusations in the press related to the "oral polio vaccine AIDS hypothesis", which posited that the AIDS pandemic originated from live polio vaccines such as Koprowski's. This allegation has long been refuted by evidence showing that the human immunodeficiency virus was introduced to humans before his polio-vaccine trials were conducted in Africa.[1] The case was settled out of court with a formal apology from Rolling Stone magazine.[2]
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^Martin B (August 2003). "Investigating the origin of AIDS: some ethical dimensions". J Med Ethics. 29 (4): 253–256. doi:10.1136/jme.29.4.253. PMC 1733782. PMID 12930866.
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