About Jesse Leonard Steinfeld
Lived 1927 – 2014 (aged 87). Jesse Leonard Steinfeld was an American politician.
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld (January 6, 1927 – August 5, 2014) was an American physician and public health official. He was appointed the eleventh surgeon general of the United States from 1969 to 1973.
Early life and education Steinfeld was born in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suburb of West Aliquippa. He was the son of Jewish immigrants from Hungary. His father was a smoker and died when Steinfeld was 5 years of age.
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Who was Jesse Leonard Steinfeld?
United States Surgeon general (1927-2014)
When was Jesse Leonard Steinfeld born?
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld was born on 27 January 1927 in Aliquippa.
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Jesse Leonard Steinfeld died on 5 August 2014 in Pomona.
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Jesse Leonard Steinfeld was a politician.
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Jesse Leonard Steinfeld was American.
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