Joseph Goldberger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Goldberger

Hungarian-American epidemiologist

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1874

Place of Birth: Giraltovce, Prešov Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1929

Profession: physician, epidemiologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Joseph Goldberger (Hungarian: Goldberger József) (July 16, 1874 – January 17, 1929) was an American physician and epidemiologist in the United States Public Health Service (PHS).
As a public health official, he was an advocate for scientific and social recognition of the links between poverty and disease.
He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize for his important work on the link between pellagra and poor diet.