Victor H. Haas
Victor H. Haas | |
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1st Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | |
In office 1948–1957 | |
President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Succeeded by | Justin M. Andrews |
Personal details | |
Born | Victor H. Haas February 5, 1916 US Public Health Service National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
Victor Herman Frank Haas (February 5, 1916 – June 8, 1983) was an American physician, commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). He was the first director of the recently merged National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 1964 to 1975.[3]
Early life and education
Haas was born in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, on February 5, 1916, spending most of his early years in Cincinnati. Davis received a BS(1929), BM(1931), and MD(1932) degrees from the University of Cincinnati.
Career
After joining the Commissioned Corps of the
During World War II, Haas was chief of the Medical Commission to the
Haas was selected by Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele, to be the first director of the National Microbiological Institute (NMI), Haas established programs to fund research conducted by scientists outside NIH and to support young investigators through training and fellowship grants.[8]
During this period, scientists developing diphtheria and tetanus
Personal life
He died June 8, 1983, at Waconia, Minnesota.[9]
References
- ^ "Obituary for Haas Victor H (Aged 67)". Star Tribune. June 9, 1983.
- ^ ""Melvin A. Steinborn 1938 - 2013 Obituary"". Johnson Funeral Home in Waconia.
- ^ "Death Master File". National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ a b Haas, Victor (March 1959). "When Bubonic plague comes to Chinatown". American Journal of Tropical Medicine. 8: 141–147.
- ^ "Victor H. Haas, M.D." Previous Directors. National Institute of Health.
- ^ Jones, Walter S. "Book Two CHINESE LIAISON DETAIL A Record of Tolerance". AMEDD Center of History and Heritage. US Army. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b "NIAID 30TH anniversiy". NIH Record. XXX (22): 5. October 31, 1978.
- ^ Beeman, Edward A. (2007). Charles Armstrong, M.D.: A Biography. p. 283.
- ^ "Obituary for Haas Victor H (Aged 67)". No. 53. Star Tribune. June 9, 1983.