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Ernst Wynder

American epidemiologist

Died aged 77TaurusUnited States

Biography

Ernst Ludwig Wynder (April 30, 1922 – July 14, 1999) was an American epidemiology and public health researcher who studied the health effects of smoking tobacco. His and Evarts Ambrose Graham's joint publication of "Tobacco Smoking as a Possible Etiologic Factor in Bronchiogenic Carcinoma: A Study of 684 Proved Cases" appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was one of the first major scientific publications to identify smoking as a contributory cause of lung cancer.

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Awards & honours (1)

  • Robert Koch Gold Medal

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Ernst Wynder died on July 14, 1999 at the age of 77.
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Ernst Wynder was born on April 30, 1922.
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Ernst Wynder was born in Herford.
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Ernst Wynder's zodiac sign is Taurus.
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Ernst Wynder is a citizen of United States.
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Ernst Wynder is known as epidemiologist, physician.

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