Jewish medical researcher and virologist who developed a vaccine against polio in 1955. He never attempted to patent his vaccine and thus made no money off of it. In 1960 he founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California and he spent his last years attempting to find a cure for HIV. Jonas Salk was born on October 28, 1914, in New York City, NY. He developed the first effective vaccine for polio, a disease that most notably affected President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He attended Townsend Harris High School for intellectually gifted students, which aimed to graduate students in three years rather than four. After graduating, he attended CCNY. Scroll below and check our most recent updates about Jonas Salk Net Worth, Salary, Biography, Age, Career, Wiki. Also discover more detailed information about Current Net worth as well as Monthly/Year Salary, Expense, Income Reports!

He was married to his second wife Françoise Gilot from 1970 until his death in 1995. He had five sons and one daughter. He has not shared his parent’s names. We will update Family, Sibling, Spouse and Children’s information. Right now, we don’t have much information about Education Life.

Before he discovered the vaccine for polio, it was considered the most frightening public health problem in the United States. In 1952, 21,269 patients were left with mild to disabling paralysis.

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