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Jonas Salk(1914-1995)

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Jonas Salk
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Jonas Salk was born on 28 October 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (2019), Louis Kahn: Silence and Light (1996) and The Levin Interviews (1980). He was married to Françoise Gilot and Donna Lindsay. He died on 23 June 1995 in La Jolla, California, USA.
BornOctober 28, 1914
DiedJune 23, 1995(80)
BornOctober 28, 1914
DiedJune 23, 1995(80)
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Wyatt White, Aidan Vissers, Zoe Hatz, Logan Nicholson, and Ian Ho in Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (2019)
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Louis Kahn: Silence and Light (1996)
Louis Kahn: Silence and Light
8.4
  • Self
  • 1996
Bernard Levin in The Levin Interviews (1980)
The Levin Interviews
TV Series
  • Self(as Dr. Jonas Salk)
Bill Moyers in A World of Ideas (1988)
A World of Ideas
TV Series
  • Self

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Writer

  • Wyatt White, Aidan Vissers, Zoe Hatz, Logan Nicholson, and Ian Ho in Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (2019)
    Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
    8.0
    TV Series
    • based on the life of
    • 2021

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Personal details

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    • Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    • The Jonas Salk Trust
  • Alternative name
    • Dr. Jonas Salk
  • Born
    • October 28, 1914
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 23, 1995
    • La Jolla, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Françoise GilotJune 29, 1970 - June 23, 1995 (his death)
  • Children
      Paloma Picasso
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Developed the polio vaccine. Salk never patented it nor earned any money from his discovery, preferring to see it distributed as widely as possible. He injected his wife, their sons and himself during the experimental stages of his vaccine.
  • Quotes
    Asked who owned the patent on his vaccine: "The people, I suppose. Could you patent the sun?"

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