Wickliffe Rose (November 19, 1862 in Saulsbury, Tennessee – September 5, 1931 in

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) was the first director of the International Health Board of the Rockefeller Foundation and won the

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in 1931. Rose became director of the Sanitary Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm in the South in 1910. He worked for the foundation until 1914. Rose died of heart disease.

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*Science and philanthropy: Wickliffe Rose and the International Education Board. Robert E. Kohler. Minerva (Impact Factor: 1.24). 02/1985; 23(1):75-95. DOI: 10.1007/BF01097841 Source: PubMed

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