Donald A. B. Lindberg
Donald A. B. Lindberg | |
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 Lindberg answering questions at the PDQ Press Conference 1985 | |
| Born | Donald Allen Bror Lindberg September 21, 1933 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 2019 (aged 85) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Poly Prep Country Day School |
| Alma mater | Amherst College Columbia University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | medical computing |
| Institutions | United States National Library of Medicine |
Donald Allen Bror Lindberg[1] (September 21, 1933 – August 17, 2019) was the Director of the United States National Library of Medicine from 1984 until his retirement in 2015.[2] He was known for his work in medical computing[3], especially the development of PubMed. He won the 1997 Morris F. Collen Award.[4]
Biography
Lindberg grew up in Brooklyn. He graduated from the Poly Prep Country Day School. He graduated from Amherst College in applied mathematics magna cum laude in 1954. He received his M.D. from Columbia University in 1958.
Lindberg died August 17, 2019 after a fall.[5][6]
Further reading
- Kohane, Isaac; Berg, Jeremy M. (4 October 2019). "Donald A. B. Lindberg (1933–2019)". Science. 366 (6461): 37–37. doi:10.1126/science.aaz3644. ISSN 0036-8075.
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Donald A. B. Lindberg, M.D." College of Science, George Mason University. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Innovation At NIH: Donald Lindberg, Senior Statesman For Medicine And Computers". Breaking Government. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ Donald A. B. Lindberg, MD, FACMI | AMIA
- ^ "Donald A. B. Lindberg". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ [2]
External links
- "Dr. Donald A. B. Lindberg, Director of the National Library of Medicine, to present the Reed M. Gardner Lecture: Unsolved Problems in Medical Informatics". Department of Biomedical Informatics University of Utah - School of Medicine - Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- "Innovation At NIH: Donald Lindberg, Senior Statesman For Medicine And Computers". Breaking Government. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- "Letter from Donald A. B. Lindberg to William D. Mayer (April 1, 1991)". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- "Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship - ScholarshipsCanada.com". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- "Donald A. B. Lindberg, M.D." College of Science, George Mason University. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- Daniel R Masys. "Presentation of the Morris F. Collen Award to Donald A. B. Lindberg, MD". J Am Med Inform Assoc. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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