Eleanor Josephine Macdonald, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eleanor Josephine Macdonald

American university teacher and epidemiologist (1906-2007)

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1906

Place of Birth: Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jul-2007

Profession: university teacher, statistician, cellist, epidemiologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Eleanor Josephine Macdonald (4 March 1906 – 26 July 2007) was a pioneer American cancer epidemiologist and cancer researcher influenced and mentored by Edwin Bidwell Wilson and Shields Warren.
One of the earliest proponents of the idea that cancer was a preventable disease.
She established the first cancer registry in the United States in Connecticut.