J. Michael Lane

John Michael Lane (February 14, 1936 – October 21, 2020) was an American epidemiologist. He was a director of the Global Smallpox Eradication program between 1973 and 1981. He played a role in the eradication of smallpox in 1977.^[1] He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Lane died of colon cancer on October 21, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 84.^[1]

J. Michael Lane Media

Lane (right) with J. Donald Millar and William Foege, previous directors of the Global Smallpox Eradication Program, with the global announcement of the eradication of smallpox, 1980

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 McFadden, Robert D. (2020-10-21). "J. Michael Lane, a General in the Rout of Smallpox, Dies at 84" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/science/j-michael-lane-dead.html. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 McFadden, Robert D. (2020-10-21). "J. Michael Lane, a General in the Rout of Smallpox, Dies at 84" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/science/j-michael-lane-dead.html. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

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