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Maxwell Finland

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Maxwell Finland · Science & Medicine

What

Infectious disease physician who was a leader in the clinical study of antibiotics

When

1902, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1987, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Where

Russian Empire · United States

Biography

Maxwell Finland is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Infectious disease physician who was a leader in the clinical study of antibiotics

How & why

Maxwell Finland was an American infectious-disease physician at Harvard and Boston City Hospital who became a leading figure in the rigorous clinical study of antibiotics, pneumonia and antibiotic resistance. Born into a Jewish family in the Russian Empire, he emigrated as a child to Boston. His careful research shaped modern standards for evaluating antimicrobial drugs.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science

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Infectious disease physician who was a leader in the clinical study of antibiotics

1902

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science