1972 Death Max Theiler, South Africa/U.S. microbiologist (vaccin-Nobel 1951), dies at 73 1925 Birthday Joshua Lederberg, born in New Jersey, microbiologist, Nobel Prize winner, focused on genetics 1906 Birthday Albert B Sabin, Russia, U.S. microbiologist, oral polio vaccine 1901 Birthday Rene Jules Dubos, France, U.S. microbiologist/author, Health and Disease 1899 Birthday Max Theiler, English/U.S. microbiologist, Nobel 1951 1897 Birthday John Franklin Enders, Conn, microbiologist, polio-Nobel 1954 1888 Birthday Selman Waksman, Russian/U.S. microbiologist, Nobel 1951
