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John Franklin Enders, American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)
John Franklin Enders was an American biomedical scientist and Nobel Laureate. Enders has been called "The Father of Modern Vaccines." His father, John Ostrom Enders, was CEO of the Hartford National Bank and left him a fortune of $19 million upon his death.
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John Franklin Enders was born in 1897. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1897 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70.0M | 341 million |
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