Jonas Salk Net Worth

Jonas Salk was a Jewish medical researcher and virologist born in New York City in 1914. He is best known for developing a vaccine against polio in 1955, which he never patented and thus made no money off of. In 1960, he founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California and spent his later years attempting to find a cure to HIV.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 28, 1914
Birth Place New York City, NY
Age 106 YEARS OLD
Died On Jun 23, 1995 (age 80)
Birth Sign Scorpio

💰 Net worth: $10 Million (2024)

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About

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 he Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California and he spent his last years attempting to find a cure to HIV.

Before Fame

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. 

Trivia

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.

Family Life

He was married to his second wife Françoise Gilot from 1970 until his death in 1995. He had five sons and one daughter.

Associated With

He developed the first effective vaccine for polio, a disease which most notably affected President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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