Ernst Ludwig Wynder | |
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| Born | April 30, 1922 |
| Died | July 14, 1999 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | German, American |
| Alma mater | New York University Washington University School of Medicine |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, educator, health researcher |
| Known for | Linking smoking with lung cancer |
| Awards | Robert Koch Prize (Gold, 1990) |
Ernst Ludwig Wynder (April 30, 1922 – July 14, 1999) was an American epidemiology and public health researcher who studied the health effects of smoking tobacco.[1] His and Evarts Ambrose Graham's joint publication of "Tobacco Smoking as a Possible Etiologic Factor in Bronchiogenic Carcinoma: A Study of 684 Proved Cases" appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was one of the first major scientific publications to identify smoking as a contributory cause of lung cancer.[2]
- ^ The New York Times Biographical Service. A compilation of current biographical information of general interest. Volume 30, Numbers 1-12. Ann Arbor, MI: Bell & Howell Information & Learning Co., 1999.
- ^ WYNDER EL, GRAHAM EA (May 1950). "Tobacco smoking as a possible etiologic factor in bronchiogenic carcinoma; a study of 684 proved cases". J Am Med Assoc. 143 (4): 329–36. doi:10.1001/jama.1950.02910390001001. PMC 2623809. PMID 15415260.