David A. Hamburg

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David Allen Hamburg (October 1, 1925 – April 21, 2019)

Stanford. His wife, Beatrix Hamburg, followed a similarly successful career path. Their daughter, Margaret Hamburg
, is a physician who has followed their footsteps into public service becoming Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in 2009. His son, Eric Hamburg, is an author, attorney and film producer in Los Angeles.

Hamburg was born in

National Academy of Sciences in 1998, its most prestigious award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996.[7][8] In 2007 he and his wife received the Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Award in Mental Health from the Institute of Medicine for their long careers in medicine and public service.[9][10] He died in Washington, D.C., on April 21, 2019 from ischemic colitis at the age of 93.[11]

References

  1. ^ Harvey V. Fineberg: David A. Hamburg (1925−2019). Science, 07 Jun 2019: Vol. 364, Issue 6444, pp. 940, doi:10.1126/science.aay0501
  2. ^ "Carnegie Corporation of New York: Presidents 1911-Today".
  3. ^ "About David A. Hamburg". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
  4. ^ "David A. Hamburg". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  5. ^ "David Alan Hamburg". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  6. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  7. ^ "David A. Hamburg to Receive 1998 Public Welfare Medal, Academy's Highest Honor".
  8. ^ "Rosa Parks among 11 to get Presidential Medal of Freedom". CNN. 2009-04-06.
  9. ^ "Margaret Hamburg". Changing the Face of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  10. ^ Gold, Lauren Gold (Oct 25, 2007). "Sarnat Award recognizes David and Beatrix Hamburg". Cornell Chronicle. Cornell University. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  11. ^ "David Hamburg, honored for efforts to end global violence, dies at 93".

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