Jonas Salk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jonas Salk
Occupation	Virologist
Date Of Birth	Oct 28, 1914(1914-10-28)
Age	110
Date Of Death	1995-06-23
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Libra

Jonas Salk Biography

Jonas Salk is one of the most popular and richest Virologist who was born on October 28, 1914 in New York, United States. Jewish physician and scientist who invented the vaccine for polio in the year 1955. He did not attempt to patent his invention and therefore made no profit off of it. In 1960, he created the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California and it was where he spent the last few years trying to discover a cure for HIV.

He came up with the first efficient vaccine against polio, one of the diseases that most significantly affected the president He developed the first effective vaccine for polio, a disease which most notably affected President Franklin D. Roosevelt..

The couple was together for a second time Francoise Gilot in 1970 until his death in the year 1995. There were five children and a daughter.

Jonas Salk Net Worth

Jonas Salk is one of the richest Virologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jonas Salk 's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Townsend Harris High School for gifted intellectuals with the goal of graduating students within three years, rather than four. After graduation, he went to CCNY.

Before the discovery of the vaccine against polio it was seen as the most threatening public health threat within the United States. In 1952, 21269 patients were diagnosed with paralysis ranging from mild to crippling.

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Who is Jonas Salk Dating?

According to our records, Jonas Salk married to Françoise Gilot , Donna Lindsay. As of December 1, 2023, Jonas Salk’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Jonas Ranked on the list of most popular Virologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jonas Salk celebrates birthday on October 28 of every year.

What is Jonas Salk most famous for?

Jonas Salk, in full Jonas Edward Salk, (born October 28, 1914, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 23, 1995, La Jolla, California), American physician and medical researcher who developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio.

What did Jonas Salk do to himself?

In addition to administering the vaccine to children at two Pittsburgh-area institutions, Salk injected himself , his wife and his three sons in his kitchen after boiling the needles and syringes on his stovetop.

Did Jonas Salk make money off the polio vaccine?

There is no sign that the foundation intended to profit from a patent on the polio vaccine.” Although he was the first to produce a polio vaccine, Salk did not win the Nobel Prize or become a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Why did Jonas Salk invent the polio vaccine?

Contrary to the era’s prevailing scientific opinion, Salk believed his vaccine, composed of “killed” polio virus, could immunize without risk of infecting the patient. Salk administered the vaccine to volunteers who had not had polio, including himself, his lab scientist, his wife and their children.

Who invented vaccine for polio?

The discovery that the various antigenic strains of PVs could be grouped into three distinct viral types and the propagation of the PV in vitro led to the development of the vaccines against poliomyelitis: the formalin-inactivated vaccine (IPV) by Jonas Salk (1953) and the live-attenuated vaccines (OPV) by Albert Sabin …