Langmuir, Alexander

Langmuir, Alexander
▪ 1994

      U.S. epidemiologist (b. Sept. 12, 1910, Santa Monica, Calif.—d. Nov. 22, 1993, Baltimore, Md.), created and led the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) for the U.S. government and was credited with saving thousands of lives with his revolutionary work. Langmuir received his medical degree at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., in 1935. He joined the United States Public Health Service in 1949, becoming the chief epidemiologist for the Communicable Disease Center (the forerunner of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]). In 1951 he created and headed the EIS, which was established to study and track the transmission of disease. Langmuir's vigorous training and high standards proved critical for his group's effectiveness, and the service gained renown for its "shoe-leather" detective work in the field. Langmuir served at the CDC until 1970, when he retired from public service, and taught at Harvard University until 1977. In later years he criticized the CDC's tracking of the spread of AIDS.

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