Fred Soper
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Frederick Lowe Soper was an American epidemiologist.
Born in Hutchinson, Kansas
, His first two degrees were received from the University of Kansas, an AB in 1914 and his Masters of Science in 1916.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/manuscripts/ead/soper.html He received a doctorate
from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.Soper spent the better part of his career working for the Rockefeller Foundation
. Fred Soper's best-known project was known as the Global Malaria Eradication Program.
Fred Soper was featured by journalist Malcolm Gladwell
in a July 2, 2001 New Yorker article titled "The Mosquito Killer."
He died in Wichita, Kansas
at the age of 83.
Born in Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson is the largest city in and the county seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, northwest of Wichita, on the Arkansas River. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of "Salt City", but locals call it "Hutch"...
, His first two degrees were received from the University of Kansas, an AB in 1914 and his Masters of Science in 1916.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/manuscripts/ead/soper.html He received a doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.Soper spent the better part of his career working for the Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
. Fred Soper's best-known project was known as the Global Malaria Eradication Program.
Fred Soper was featured by journalist Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell, CM is a Canadian journalist, bestselling author, and speaker. He is currently based in New York City and has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996...
in a July 2, 2001 New Yorker article titled "The Mosquito Killer."
He died in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
at the age of 83.
External links
- The Mosquito Killer
- Fred Lowe Soper Papers (1919-1975) - National Library of Medicine finding aid
- The Fred L. Soper Papers - Profiles in Science, National Library of Medicine