About Patrick Meenan
Lived 1917 – 2008 (aged 91). Patrick Meenan was an Irish physician and virologist.
Patrick Meenan (30 June 1917 – 30 June 2008) was the president of the Medical Council of Ireland and dean of the faculty of medicine in University College Dublin (UCD). In his research work, he was involved with Albert Sabin and Jonas Salk in the development of the polio vaccine. He was educated in the Catholic University School, Clongowes Wood, and UCD, where he became auditor of the Literary and Historical Society. He died in June 2008.
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Who was Patrick Meenan?
Irish physician and virologist (1917-2008)
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Patrick Meenan was born on 30 June 1917 in Dublin.
When did Patrick Meenan die?
Patrick Meenan died on 30 June 2008.
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Patrick Meenan was a physician and virologist.
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Patrick Meenan was Irish.
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