Maurice Hilleman The Chief Of The Dept. Of Virus Diseases, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Maurice Hilleman Hilleman c. 1958 , as chief of the Dept. of Virus Diseases, Walter Reed Army Medical Center Born Maurice Ralph Hilleman August 30, 1919 Miles City, Montana, U.S. DiedApril 11, 2005 (aged 85) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. NationalityAmericanAlma materMontana State University University of ChicagoOccupationMicrobiologist, vaccinologistKnown forDeveloping several important vaccinesSpouse(s) Thelma Mason ( m. 1943; d. 1963) Lorraine Witmer ( m. 1964) Children:- 2 Awards ;- National Medal of Science (1988) Robert Koch Prize (Gold, 1989) Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal (1997) Prince Mahidol Award (2002) Biography Hilleman was born on a farm near the high plains town of Miles City, Montana. His parents were Anna (Uelsmann) and Gustav Hillemann, and he was their eighth child. His twin sister died when he was born, and his mother died two days later. He was raised in the nearby household of his uncle, Bob Hilleman, and worked in his youth on the family farm. He