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Home/Memorials/United States/Durham/James Wyngaarden

James Wyngaarden

Biography of James Wyngaarden

19. Oct 1924 – 14. Jun 2019(94 years)Died in:Durham, Durham County

Director of the National Institutes of Health (1924–2019)

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Grand Rapids, Kent County

Durham, Durham County

physician

United States

Awards(2)

North Carolina Award for Science George M. Kober Medal

Education(2)

Calvin University University of Michigan Medical School

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Duke University School of Medicine United States National Institutes of Health

James Wyngaarden (* 19. October 1924 in Grand Rapids; † 14. June 2019 in Durham) was a director of the National Institutes of Health. He was 94 years old. His education included Calvin University and University of Michigan Medical School. He worked at Duke University School of Medicine and United States National Institutes of Health. His awards include North Carolina Award for Science and George M. Kober Medal.

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1924

Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County

2019

Died in Durham, Durham County

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