In the history of medicine, William French Anderson is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists William French Anderson as American physician, geneticist and molecular biologist, known as the Father of Gene Therapy.
William French Anderson was born at Tulsa in 1936. His recorded nationality is United States. He trained at Harvard Medical School and Trinity College.
Antibiotics, imaging and the randomised trial defined twentieth-century medicine; evidence replaced authority as the standard.
His posts were held at University of Southern California.
The recorded fields of work are genetics.
The test of medical work is whether practice changed, not whether the argument was elegant.
Recognition followed: King Faisal International Prize in Medicine (1994).
That the work was done from United States matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Achievements
- King Faisal International Prize in Medicine — 1994
- Held posts at University of Southern California
- Fields: genetics
