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Josué de Castro, born Josué Apolônio de Castro (5 September 1908 in Recife – 24 September 1973 in Paris), was a Brazilian physician, expert on nutrition, geographer, writer, public administrator, and activist against world hunger.
Kusumoto Ine (楠本 イネ, 31 May 1827 – 27 August 1903; born Shiimoto Ine 失本 稲) was a Japanese physician. She was the daughter of Kusumoto Taki, who was a courtesan from Nagasaki; and the German physician Philipp Franz von Siebold, who wo
Zweli Lawrence Mkhize (born 2 February 1956, Willowfontein, Pietermaritzburg) is a South African doctor, legislator and politician. Zweli Mhkize was born the fifth child in a family of seven. His great grandfather, through his father’s side of the fa
Helen Mary Caldicott (born 7 August 1938) is an Australian physician, author, and anti-nuclear advocate who has founded several associations dedicated to opposing the use of nuclear power, depleted uranium munitions, nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons
John Brown FRSE FRCPE (22 September 1810 – 11 May 1882) was a Scottish physician and essayist. He is best known for his 3 volume collection Horae Subsecivae—”Leisure Hours” (1858), including essays and papers on art, medical history and biography
Max Jacobson (July 3, 1900 – December 1, 1979) was a German-born New York physician, nicknamed “Miracle Max” and “Dr. Feelgood”, who administered amphetamines and other medications to several high-profile clients, including President John F. Kenned
Robert James Frascino (June 12, 1952 – September 17, 2011) was an American physician, immunologist, and advocate for HIV-positive people. He was one of the first physicians to specialize in HIV during the outbreak of the AIDS virus in the early 198
Elizabeth Sinclair Miller (born 27 February 1957) is a British physician, surgeon, campaigner and writer noted for her outspoken stance on mental health, and bipolar disorder (manic depression) in particular. Although she has a long history of televi
Vanila Singh is an American physician and professor with involvement in United States health policy. Singh was a former candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 2014. Early in her career she taught at UCLA Medical Center, and she i
François Duvalier (14 April 1907 – 21 April 1971), also known as PapaDoc, was the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He was elected president in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform and successfully thwarted a coupd’état in 195
Dr. Lim Boon Keng (18 October 1868 – 1 January 1957), was a Chinese physician who promoted social and educat